Potter, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Intersection in Potter
Intersection in Potter
KDOT map of Atchison County (legend)
KDOT map of Atchison County (legend)
Potter is located in Kansas
Potter
Potter
Potter is located in the United States
Potter
Potter
Coordinates: 39°25′33″N 95°08′31″W / 39.42583°N 95.14194°W / 39.42583; -95.14194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Founded1886
Named forJoseph Potter
Elevation
[1]
968 ft (295 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code913
FIPS code20-57275
GNIS ID478256[1]

Potter is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of 210th Rd (formerly K-74 highway)[2] and Rawlins Rd, approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Atchison.

History

Potter had its start in the year 1886 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[3][4] It was named for Joseph Potter, a pioneer settler.[5]

Potter had a post office with ZIP code 66077, which opened on May 14, 1865, and closed on May 16, 2009.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potter, Kansas
  2. ↑ "Resolution to Withdraw K-74 in Atchison County". Kansas Department of TRansportation. December 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 493.
  4. ↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 123.
  5. ↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 124.
  6. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

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