Pottersburg, Ohio

The town had its beginnings as a stop on the Atlantic and Great Western Railway in 1864. Captain Jonas Cline was appointed the ticket master. In 1869, a sawmill was built in the area by Capt. Cline. He later built the first house for Abel Lary in 1869. Cline also built a house for himself and a small store in the area in the same year. This town was surveyed on February 18, 1869 by Andrew S. Mowry for David A Williams and George F. Bennet. The survey was recorded on May 1, 1869 with Union County Recorder, James Smith. Capt. Cline was a very driving force in the growth of this village. In 1869 he successfully petitioned for a US post office and was named the village's first postmaster. By 1872 the railway erected a proper depot in this thriving village. This new depot included a telegraph office. An addition was made to the village in 1872. This addition was surveyed by Thomas Cowgill on October 22, 1872 for W. Armstrong. This addition was recorded on December 17, 1872 by Hiram Raney, Union County Recorder. In 1877 the Pottersburg Methodist Episcopal Church was formed. This congregation erected a house of worship in the town in 1880. A two story school house was built in the village from 1881-82. The old Pottersburg school district is now a part of the Marysville School District. Today all that remains of Pottersburg are a few houses and the closed Pottersburg United Methodist Church.