Welcome to Poth ...

The town of Poth is located on the South Texas Plains.

Poth is located in Wilson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Poth has a population of 2,293 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Poth is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Poth: (830)

The ZIP code for Poth: 78147<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Poth had an population of 2,293 people. This is an increase of 20.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poth had a population of 1,908 people. This makes Poth the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,908 people, the population of Poth increased 3.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,850 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Poth.

Communities near Poth ...

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

• Floresville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floresville
  • Floresville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floresville <6>
• Karnes City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes City
  • Karnes City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnes City <6>
• Elmendorf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
  • Elmendorf is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmendorf <6>
• Stockdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Stockdale is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <6>
• La Vernia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vernia
  • La Vernia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vernia <6>
• Falls City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <6>
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
• Dewees
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
  • Dewees is located in Wilson County
• Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
  • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
• Kosciusko
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kosciusko have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Wilson 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 Poth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poth ...

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

Adding Poth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poth 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 Poth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Poth post office opened in 1901.

We also found Poth on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/