A visit to the Potts Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Potts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potts Cemetery:
35.8778, -87.1656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potts Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Potts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Potts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Anglin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anglin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglin Cemetery
- Craigfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Craigfield Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield Cemetery
- Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Corner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Cemetery
- Capley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Capley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capley Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Sears Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hassell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Warf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Warf Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warf Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16525 <5>
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Cheairs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cheairs Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheairs Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Slaughter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slaughter Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18592 <5>
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beard Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358866 <5>
- Litton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14786 <5>
- Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fly.
- The Johnson Chapel Baptisst Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
- Johnsons Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14097 <5>
- Ashworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ashworth Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashworth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashworth Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8735 <5>
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Overbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Primm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- New Flys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Fly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Fernvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Theta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Leipers Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littlelot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Burwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Tottys Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Duck River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Jameson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Williamsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Southall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Linton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Greenfield Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Arkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Carters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Kingston Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Potts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Potts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Williamson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Potts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298367 (Potts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298367 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craigfield
- Location given for Potts Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8778433 Lon: -87.1655632
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potts Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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