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:
36.9224, -79.6739
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Potter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- David Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Fralin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fralin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fralin Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Truevine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truevine Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Amos - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Amos - Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos - Smith Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zeigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Matley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Matley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matley Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
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- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Laprade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laprade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprade Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Moore - Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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:
- Laprades Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Museville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Penhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Sydnorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Swansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Villa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Leatherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Weal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Westlake Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Barfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Whittles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Radford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Oak Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Gogginsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #1791611 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791611 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penhook
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9223635 Lon: -79.6739193
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Franklin, 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 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. |
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