Welcome to Poteet ...
So far, we found very little information about Poteet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Poteet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Poteet, please Contact Us.
Poteet would have been located within present day Overton County<2>.
The location of Poteet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Poteet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Poteet is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Poteet was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Poteet (for example, toward Elgin), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Poteet once stood is in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Poteet ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Poteet - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poteet.
Communities near Poteet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poteet.
- Algood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
- Algood is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <5>
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Livingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Grimsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley
- Grimsley is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimsley <5>
- Byrdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
- Byrdstown is located in Pickett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <5>
- Allardt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <5>
- Clarkrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkrange
- Clarkrange is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkrange <5>
- Bangham Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 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 Poteet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poteet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poteet. 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 Poteet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poteet. See our Newspapers Page for Poteet.
Adding Poteet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Poteet 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 Poteet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Poteet post office opened in 1880.
We also found Poteet in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Poteet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poteet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poteet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |