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Potter

Ghost town · Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Picher quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Picher quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Potter is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It is one of 7 former communities in Ottawa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Potter as a historical populated place on the Picher topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.9567° N, 94.8647° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePicher
Elevation830 ft
Nearest living townCommerce, OK
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1100758
Coordinates36.95674, -94.86468

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What's there now

Potter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Commerce, OK (population 2,259), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 830 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Potter?

Potter is in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, at 36.9567, -94.8647.

How many ghost towns are in Ottawa County?

Ottawa County, Oklahoma has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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