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 Potsdam (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 Potsdam. 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 and hospitals 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.
Potsdam is located in Miami County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miami County: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Potsdam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potsdam:
- Miami County (The home county of Potsdam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Laura
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Kessler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Ginghamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipp City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Auglaize County
- Minster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Poast Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Jacksonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Christiansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- New Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dodo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Holiday Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Dialton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Green Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- North Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Limestone City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Eagle City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Pitsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Arcanum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Abbottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Castine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Fort Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Wayne Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Fairborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Yellow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- Burkettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Pyrmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Northview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Post Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Eaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Russia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lockington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Dawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Filburns Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Port Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Williams County
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Arba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Haysville Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Bloomingport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Whitewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potsdam, see our County-by-County Page for Potsdam.
Cemeteries Near Potsdam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potsdam.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Potsdam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potsdam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potsdam, with the one closest to Potsdam listed first.
- Potsdam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ludlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mote Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mote Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pitsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963330 <2>
- Phillipsburg Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dohner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (524 more) ...
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
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.
These 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)
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- Painter Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Wengerlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- County Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Kessler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Bachman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potsdam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potsdam.
Newspapers Published in Potsdam ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potsdam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potsdam, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potsdam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Potsdam:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potsdam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |