Welcome to Pottersville ...

Pottersville is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Pottersville is located in Howell County<1>.

The location of Pottersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pottersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Pottersville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pottersville: (417)

The ZIP code for Pottersville: 65790<4>

Communities Also Named Pottersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Pottersville: This one is located in Howell County and the other is located in Callaway County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 9 communities that are also named Pottersville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Massachusetts, 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.

• West Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
  • West Plains is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <5>
• Bakersfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Brandsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
  • Brandsville is located in Howell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Caulfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caulfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulfield
  • Caulfield is located in Howell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caulfield <5>
• South Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • South Fork is located in Howell County
• Siloam Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
• Elijah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
  • Elijah is located in Ozark County
• Dora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Ozark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
• Moody
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Howell County
• Ott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
  • Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pottersville ...

Looking for more information about Pottersville? 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 Pottersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 for Pottersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pottersville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Pottersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pottersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pottersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/