Welcome to Potterville ...

Potterville is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potterville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Potterville is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Potterville: (570)

Communities Also Named Potterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Potterville - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Potterville ...

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

• Endicott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
• Sayre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Owego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
• Athens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
• Towanda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
• Montrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
• South Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Wyalusing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <3>
• Monroe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potterville ...

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

Adding Potterville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potterville 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 Potterville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Potterville post office opened in 1852.

We also found Potterville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/