Potter Cemetery

John P. (1827-1899) and Martha (Oden) (1835-1872) Potter, pioneer citizens of the Republic of Texas, bought a farm near the Haught's Store community in 1860. When their son William L. Potter died in July 1861 he was the first to be buried on this site; John Potter enlisted in the Confederate Army in the same month. After the war he served as justice of the peace; his landholdings included almost 1,000 acres. Most of the Potters' nine children are interred here. The last recorded burial was in 1947. A 1997 count revealed 16 possible graves. The Potter Cemetery remains a record of the settlers who shaped eastern Dallas County. (1998)

Potter Cemetery is a historical marker in Mesquite, Dallas County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7040, -96.5571 near Mesquite. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lumley (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jones-Bailey, Kleberg, and Lee Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113011835. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.