Welcome to Potterville ...
Potterville is located in Taylor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Potterville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Potterville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Potterville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Potterville (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Potterville: 478
Communities Also Named Potterville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Potterville - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Potterville.
Communities near Potterville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potterville.
- Fort Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Square
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Lee Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Marshallville is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <3>
- Oglethorpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Roberta is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <3>
- Ideal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Ideal is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <3>
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 Potterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potterville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potterville. 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 Potterville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potterville. See our Newspapers Page for Potterville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potterville ...
Looking for more information about Potterville? 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 Potterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Potterville.
Adding Potterville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Potterville 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 for Potterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Potterville post office opened in 1895.
We also found Potterville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Potterville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potterville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |