A visit to the Potter 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 Potter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potter Cemetery:
32.7040, -96.5567
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potter Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Potter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Sand Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Branch Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Branch Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- New Hope Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Samuell - Crawford Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crandall Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crandall Community Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Community Cemetery
- The Crandall Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pilgrim Church Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303598 <5>
- Blackland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
- The Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shipley Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Grange Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grange Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lawson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Balch Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kleberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Seagoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mesquite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Crandall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Combine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Hutchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Walnut Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- McLendon - Chisholm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Rawlins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Sargent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sargent is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Post Oak Bend City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
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 Potter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crandall
- Forney
- Kleberg
- Lisbon - Historic
- Rowlett
- Seagoville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Potter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Potter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344438 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344438 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seagoville
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7040197 Lon: -96.5566571
- 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 Texas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potter 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |