Potomac () may refer to:

Places in the United States

Washington, D.C. area: *The

Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Datas ...

, which flows through West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. **The Potomac Highlands, a region of the Potomac River's watershed in West Virginia ** Patowmack Canal, also spelled Potomac, a series of five inoperative canals in Maryland and Virginia * Potomac, Maryland, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County *

Potomac Airfield Potomac Airfield , also known as Potomac Airport (), is a privately owned, public-use airport located in the Friendly census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States (just outside Washington, D.C.) ...

, a general aviation airport in Fort Washington, Maryland * Potomac Park, Maryland, in Allegany County * Potomac, Virginia, an extinct town formerly located in Arlington County Other places in the U.S.: * Potomac, Illinois, a village in Vermilion County * Potomac, Montana, an unincorporated community in Missoula County *

Potomac, West Virginia Potomac is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. History A post office called Potomac was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902. Despite its name, the community is not located on t ...

, an unincorporated community

Companies

* Potomac Company, a former infrastructure company *

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, ...

, originally called Potomac Computer Systems, and American video game and software developer

Transportation

Trains

* ''Potomac'', a series of several former Amtrak passenger trains: ** ''Potomac'' (Amtrak train) **''

Potomac Special Potomac () may refer to: Places in the United States Washington, D.C. area: *The Potomac River, which flows through West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. **The Potomac Highlands, a region of the Potomac River's watershed in Wes ...

'' **'' Potomac Turbo''

Vessels

* USS ''Potomac'', one of six ships * ''Potomac'' (tug), a Patapsco Class tug built for Vane Brothers Company

Other uses

Patawomeck Patawomeck is a Native American tribe based in Stafford County, Virginia, along the Potomac River. ''Patawomeck'' is another spelling of Potomac. The Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia is a state-recognized tribe in Virginia that identifies ...

(or ''Potomac''), a Native American tribe for whom the Potomac River was named *

Army of the Potomac The Army of the Potomac was the principal Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run and was disbanded in June 1865 following the surrender of the Confede ...

, a major Union army during the American Civil War *

1345 Potomac 1345 Potomac (), provisional designation , is a dark Hildian asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 4 February 1908, by American astronomer Joel Metcalf at the Taunton Observator ...

, an asteroid *

Potomac Horse Fever Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) is a potentially-fatal febrile illness affecting horses caused by the intracellular bacterium '' Neorickettsia risticii''. PHF is also known as Shasta River Crud and Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis. It was first described i ...

, a disease in horses * Potomac Lake, an artificial lake in

Gunnersbury Park Gunnersbury Park is a park in the London Borough of Hounslow between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing, West London, England. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain, then Mi ...

, London commissioned by Lionel Nathan Rothschild. * University of the Potomac, a degree-granting college based in Washington, D.C. {{disambiguation, geo