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Welcome to Potomac ...The village of Potomac is located in Vermilion County<1>. The location of Potomac has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Potomac: puh-TOH-mik<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Potomac, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Potomac has a population of 691 people<4> (see below for details). Potomac is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Potomac lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Potomac (for example, toward West Lebanon (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Potomac is located in the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Potomac: 61865<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Potomac had an population of 691 people. This is a decrease of 7.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.47% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Potomac had a population of 750 people. This makes Potomac the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 750 people, the population of Potomac increased 10.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 681 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Potomac. Communities Also Named Potomac ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Potomac - they are located in Kansas, Maryland (2), Montana, Nevada, Virginia (3) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Potomac. Communities near Potomac ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potomac.
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 Potomac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potomac. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potomac. 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 Potomac. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potomac. See our Newspapers Page for Potomac. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potomac ...Looking for more information about Potomac? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Potomac, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Potomac. Adding Potomac to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Potomac in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Potomac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Potomac on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Potomac. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potomac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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