Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Potter had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Montour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Tama
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Le Grand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Gilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry is located in Marshall County
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- Dillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
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- Garwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Long Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockton is located in Marshall County
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- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haven is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Green Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
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- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Marshalltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grinnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Gladbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Potter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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