Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Potter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Potter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Potter is located in Atchison County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Buchanan (MO) & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Potter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potter:
- Atchison County (The home county of Potter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Cummings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Atchison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
- Atchison is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <2>
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
- Effingham is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <2>
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Muscotah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Everest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
- Everest is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everest <2>
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <2>
- Willis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Doniphan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Brenner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Purcell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Bendena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Moray
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Severance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Blair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Wathena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
- Wathena is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <2>
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Lecompton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
- Lecompton is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <2>
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Larkinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Denison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
- Denison is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
- Whiting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Nortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <2>
- Boyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Dunavant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- McLouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <2>
- Oskaloosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <2>
- Half Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Valley Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <2>
- Lake Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Ozawkie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozawkie
- Ozawkie is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozawkie <2>
- Indian Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Kickapoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Leavenworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <2>
- Jarbalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Bain City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Lansing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Tonganoxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <2>
- Basehor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <2>
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Wallula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Bonner Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Faucett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
- Faucett is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <2>
- Willow Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Matney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Agency
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
- Agency is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Saxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Clay County (MO)
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
- Smithville
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Sugar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- Stillings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - West Platte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Platte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Woodruff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- East Leavenworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Tracy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Farley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dearborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <2>
- Platte City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
- Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <2>
- Camden Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point
- Camden Point is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden Point <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potter, see our County-by-County Page for Potter.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Potter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 315 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Potter. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Potter and those printed in the larger area surrounding Potter.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Potter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Potter:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Doniphan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandotte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Atchison County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Atchison County
Cemeteries Near Potter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Hays Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hays Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Family Cemetery
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashcraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashcraft Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
- Round Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mound Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
- Mt. Gillin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillin Cemetery
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corpus Christi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corpus Christi Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Potter had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Millwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lowemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dalbey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hawthorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Port Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cummings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oak Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sugar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Kickapoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Atchison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
- Atchison is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <2>
- Iatan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potter.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4264, Longitude: -95.1423 |
| <5> | 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. |