Welcome to Potter Hill ...

Potter Hill is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potter Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Potter Hill is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Potter Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Potter Hill: 401

Communities Also Named Potter Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Potter Hill - they are located in Alaska and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Potter Hill.

Websites for Potter Hill ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Potter Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potter Hill.

• Norwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
• Norwich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
• Groton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
• South Kingstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New London is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New London is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
• North Kingstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Westerly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Waterford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
• Stonington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Potter Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potter Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potter Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potter Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Potter Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potter Hill ...

Looking for more information about Potter Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Potter Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Potter Hill.

Adding Potter Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potter Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Potter Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potter Hill.