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Census Data for Potts Creek

As far as we can tell, Potts Creek<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Potts Creek, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • New Castle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Covington City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
  • Ronceverte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fincastle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Troutville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
  • Clifton Forge
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Gate
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Alderson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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    • Roanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Falling Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
      • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Buchanan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

Alleghany County ...

Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Alleghany County.

Miscellaneous Information for Potts Creek ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Alleghany County or the community of Potts Creek:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Potts Creek:
    • GNIS ID for Potts Creek: 1499904
    • GNIS ID for Alleghany County: 1673675
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Potts Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Potts Creek.

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

The official website for Alleghany County: www.co.alleghany.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Potts Creek may originally have been Pott's Creek. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Potts Creek might be written as Pott Creek. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Potts Creek.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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