Welcome to Pottersville ...

Pottersville is primarily located in Hunterdon County<1>. A portion of Pottersville extends into Somerset County.

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 1851.

Pottersville is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pottersville lies within the (908) area code.

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, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), 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.

• Plainfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• Bedminster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
  • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
• Farmersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
• Crestmoore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
  • Crestmoore is located in Morris County

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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/