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A visit to the Potter Shop 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 Shop Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potter Shop Cemetery:

31.3813, -96.4411

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potter Shop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Potter Shop Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Potter Shop Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Potter Shop Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Potter Shop Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Shop Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Capps Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Capps Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
  • Masters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Thornton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3575 <5>
  • Lenamon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenamon Cemetery
  • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hughes & Hyden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Vinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
  • Sansom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sansom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Cemetery
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
  • Pace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pace Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
    • Norris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
    • Buttrill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • King - Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Head Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
    • Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pippin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pippin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
    • Phifer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whartley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Whartley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whartley Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Potter Shop Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potter Shop Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Seale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Thornton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lost Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Bald Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Farrar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Personville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Groesbeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kosse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <6>
  • Fallon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Marquez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Donie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Freestone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Stranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Jewett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Teague
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
    • Ben Hur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Bremond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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 Shop Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Shop Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Cotton Gin
  • Groesbeck
  • Jewett
  • Kosse
    • Kosse lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Potter Shop Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
  • Marquez
  • Mexia
    • Mexia lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Potter Shop Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mexia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
  • Thornton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Potter Shop Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Limestone 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 Shop Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365684  (Potter Shop Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365684 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: Limestone
      • Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Box Church
      • Location given for Potter Shop Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3812869     Lon: -96.4410851
      • 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 Limestone, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potter Shop 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.