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 Potsdam had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Potsdam had a population of 295 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Laura
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
- Laura is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laura <2>
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Miami County
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- West Milton is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <2>
- Ludlow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ellemans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Painter Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Wengerlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- County Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Kessler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Bachman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Arcanum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
- Arcanum is located in Darke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <2>
- West Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Red River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <2>
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Euphemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Delisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Preble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <2>
- Pyrmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Airhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Potsdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |