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Welcome to Potters Fork ...

Potters Fork is located in Letcher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potters Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Potters Fork: Potters Frk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Potters Fork for more information about variations on the name of Potters Fork.

Potters Fork is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Potters Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Potters Fork: 606

Communities near Potters Fork ...

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

  • Norton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
  • Wise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <3>
  • Whitesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Pound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hindman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pippa Passes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wheelwright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Potters Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potters Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potters Fork ...

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

Adding Potters Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potters Fork 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 (so far) for Potters Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Potters Fork post office opened in 1891. The Potters Fork post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potters Fork.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potters Fork - 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/