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Welcome to Pottsville ...

Pottsville is located

Pottsville is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pottsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Pottsville is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pottsville: 254

The ZIP code for Pottsville: 76565<3>

Communities Also Named Pottsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pottsville - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pottsville ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gustine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Evant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Energy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Priddy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Center City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Star
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pottsville ...

Looking for more information about Pottsville? 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 Pottsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pottsville.

Adding Pottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pottsville 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 Pottsville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pottsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pottsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pottsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pottsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.