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 Potter Hill had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Potter Hill, with the one closest to Potter Hill listed first.
- Ashaway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
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- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Washington County
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- Clarks Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Laurel Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- North Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood River Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
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- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Washington County
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- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
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- Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watch Hill is located in Washington County
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- Quonochontaug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
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- Carolina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
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- Hope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
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- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
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- Old Mystic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charlestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
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- Shannock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
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- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
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- Mystic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
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- West Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voluntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Usquepaug
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
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- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
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- Shewville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shewville is located in New London County (CT)
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- Ledyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Potter Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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