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 Potosi in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Potosi. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Potosi listed first.
- Elmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmdale is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Abilene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Phantom Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
- Merkel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Novice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silver Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Cottonwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Putnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trent
(29 miles [46.7 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 Potosi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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