Potter, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°25′33″N 95°08′31″W / 39.42583°N 95.14194°W / 39.42583; -95.14194
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Potter, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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 [1]
GNIS ID478256 [1]

Potter is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. It is on highway K-74. It is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Atchison.

History[change | change source]

Potter grew in 1886 because of railroad being built there.[2][3] It was named for Joseph Potter, a pioneer settler.[4]

Potter had a post office with ZIP code 66077. It opened on May 14, 1865, and closed on May 16, 2009.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Potter, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 493.
  3. ↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 123.
  4. ↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 124.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

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