Mesquite in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Potter Cemetery
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
1. Potter Cemetery Marker
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.
Additional medallion:
Historic Texas Cemetery
Texas Historical Commission
Erected 1998 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11835.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 32° 42.244′ N, 96° 33.427′ W. Marker is in Mesquite, Texas, in Dallas County. It is on Lumley Road north of James W. Aston Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kleberg (approx. 3 miles away); Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lee Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bennett Family Gardens (approx. 4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Mesquite (approx. 4.1 miles away); City Lake Park (approx. 4.8 miles away); Public Education in Mesquite (approx. 4.8 miles away); CCC Company 850 (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mesquite.
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
2. Potter Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
3. Potter Cemetery
Photographed by Kayla Harper, May 31, 2020
4. Potter Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on June 29, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2020, by Kayla Harper of Dallas, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
