Welcome to Pottersville ...

Pottersville is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pottersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Pottersville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pottersville: 508 & 774<3>

Communities Also Named Pottersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pottersville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pottersville.

Communities near Pottersville ...

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

• Providence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• New Bedford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Dartmouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 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 Pottersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pottersville.

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

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

Adding Pottersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pottersville 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 Pottersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pottersville post office opened in 1885. The Pottersville post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pottersville.