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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Potter Ford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Potter Ford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Potter Ford is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Anderson, Cumberland, Fentress, Roane & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Potter Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potter Ford:
- Morgan County (The home county of Potter Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Bucklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lancing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Deer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Annadel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Glades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Sunbright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Oliver Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Bledsoe County
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Campbell County
- Shea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Fairfield Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
- Center Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenbriar Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Woody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Howard Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Clarkrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armathwaite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cumberland Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gernt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Loudon County
- White Wing Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Obey City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Beaver Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Putnam County
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Roddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Cardiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Bazel Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- College Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Emory Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Postoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Glen Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Midtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Midtown Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laddie Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Glenmary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Robbins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hughett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Hembree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- New River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Helenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potter Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Potter Ford.
Cemeteries Near Potter Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potter Ford.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Potter Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potter Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Frankfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Potters Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branstetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gus Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery #3
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (822 more) ...
- Hamby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebbertsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Potter Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Potter Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potter Ford, with the one closest to Potter Ford listed first.
- Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Halfway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hebbertsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Lavender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Genesis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Nemo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Annadel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Stowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roslin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roslin is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potter Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potter Ford.
Newspapers Published in Potter Ford ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potter Ford, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potter Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Potter Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Bledsoe County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fentress County
- Loudon County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Potter Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potter Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |