Welcome to Potecasi ...

Potecasi is located in Northampton County<1>.

The pronunciation of Potecasi: POE-tuh-KAY-see<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potecasi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Potecasi is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Potecasi: 252

Communities near Potecasi ...

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

• Ahoskie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahoskie
  • Ahoskie is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahoskie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ahoskie
  • From Potecasi to Ahoskie
• Murfreesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Scotland Neck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scotland Neck
  • From Potecasi to Scotland Neck
• Garysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garysburg
  • From Potecasi to Garysburg
• Rich Square
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <4>
• Aulander
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aulander have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
  • Aulander is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• Conway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Winton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
  • Winton is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winton
  • From Potecasi to Winton
• Seaboard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
• Boykins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
  • Boykins is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boykins
  • From Potecasi to Boykins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potecasi ...

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

Adding Potecasi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potecasi 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 Potecasi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Potecasi post office opened in 1839.

We also found Potecasi in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potecasi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/