Welcome to Pottertown ...

So far, we found very little information about Pottertown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pottertown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pottertown, please Contact Us.

Pottertown would have been located within present day Parke County<2>.

The location of Pottertown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pottertown is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pottertown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pottertown (for example, toward Ridge Farm (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Pottertown once stood is in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Pottertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pottertown - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pottertown.

Communities near Pottertown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pottertown.

• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Veedersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <5>
• Fairview Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Cayuga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <5>
• Montezuma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
• Rosedale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <5>
• New Market
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
• Dana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pottertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pottertown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pottertown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pottertown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pottertown. See our Newspapers Page for Pottertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov