Welcome to Potts Creek ...

Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County<1>.

The location of Potts Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potts Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Potts Creek: Potts Crk. (or less commonly used: Potts Ck. or Potts Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Potts Creek for more information about variations on the name of Potts Creek.

Potts Creek is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Potts Creek: (540)

Communities near Potts Creek ...

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

• 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
• Ronceverte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <4>
• Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Fincastle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• New Castle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Tuckahoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
  • Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
• Moss Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
• Abbott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Craig 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 Potts Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potts Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potts Creek ...

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

Adding Potts Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potts Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Potts Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potts Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/