Welcome to Potts Grove ...
Potts Grove is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Potts Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Potts Grove: Potts Grv.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Potts Grove for more information about variations on the name of Potts Grove.
Potts Grove is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Potts Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Potts Grove: 570 & 272<3>
Communities near Potts Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potts Grove.
- Bloomsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shamokin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- South Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
- Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montoursville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
- Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
- Northumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Potts Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potts Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potts Grove. 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 Potts Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potts Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Potts Grove.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potts Grove ...
Looking for more information about Potts Grove? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Potts Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Potts Grove.
Adding Potts Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Potts Grove 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 Potts Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Potts Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Potts Grove.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potts Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Potts Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Potts Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |