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Welcome to Potosia ...

Potosia is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potosia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Potosia is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Potosia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Potosia: 712

Communities near Potosia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potosia.

  • Sioux City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • South Sioux City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Le Mars
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • North Sioux City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dakota City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Akron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Akron is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
  • Lawton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people

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 Potosia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potosia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potosia. 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 Potosia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potosia. See our Newspapers Page for Potosia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potosia ...

Looking for more information about Potosia? 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 Potosia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Potosia.

Adding Potosia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potosia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Potosia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Potosia post office opened in 1890. The Potosia post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potosia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potosia - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/