A visit to the Potters Field 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 Potters Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potters Field Cemetery:
44.8897, -91.8699
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potters Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Dunn County<2>.
The county seat for Dunn County is located in Menomonie. Menomonie lies just to the west southwest of the Potters Field Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potters Field Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Potters Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potters Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Falls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Halverson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Halverson Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halverson Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Froens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Froens Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froens Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ridge Road Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Cemetery
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Iron Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Iron Creek Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Creek Cemetery
- Tramway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tramway Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Waneka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Waneka Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneka Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potters Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potters Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Menomonie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Tainter Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Falls City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Elk Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Dunnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Knapp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Boyceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Rock Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Albertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Eau Galle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Lufkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Shawtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Hersey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Durand
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Eau Claire
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Glenwood City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Arkansaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
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 Potters Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dunn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potters Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyceville
- Colfax
- Downing
- Durand
- Eau Claire
- Elmwood
- Glenwood City
- Knapp
- Knapp lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Potters Field Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Knapp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Menomonie
- Spring Valley
- Wilson
- Wilson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Potters Field Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Potters Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dunn 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 Potters Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1571848 (Potters Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1571848 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: Dunn
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rusk
- Location given for Potters Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8896846 Lon: -91.8698964
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potters Field 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. |