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>
While we didn't find Potomac in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Potomac. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Potomac listed first.
- Pinto
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Cresaptown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Seymour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Brady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Rawlings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Clarysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Vale Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
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- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
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- Eckhart Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
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- Ridgeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Shaft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
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- Ocean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
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- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frostburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
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- Lonaconing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County
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- Morantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morantown is located in Allegany County
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- Mount Savage Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corriganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Mount Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reeses Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Barrelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Kreigbaum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
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 Potomac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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