Pottsville, Texas

Pottsville, Texas

Pottsville is an unincorporated community in western Hamilton County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 218 west of the city of Hamilton, the county seat of Hamilton County. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 100.] Its elevation is 1,322 feet (403 m), and it is located at coor dms|31|40|24|N|98|19|32|W|city (31.6732104, -98.3255943). [gnis|1344442] Although Pottsville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76565; [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76565 Zip Code Lookup] ] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76565 had a population of 142 at the 2000 census.GR|2

Named for early settler John Potts, the community was founded as a dry town in 1872. Its first school was founded in 1876, and the post office was established in 1879. Pottsville has undergone multiple catastrophes: every business was burned in a 1913 fire, and great damage was done by a 1944 tornado. [ [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/hlp45.html Pottsville, Texas] , Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-14.]

References

External links

* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/hlp45.html Profile of Pottsville] from the Handbook of Texas Online


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pottsville — is the name of:*Pottsville, New South Wales, Australia *Pottsville, Arkansas, United States *Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States **Pottsville Formation, a geological stratum named for the Pennsylvania town *Pottsville, Texas, United… …   Wikipedia

  • Pottsville — heißen die US amerikanischen Orte Pottsville (Arkansas) Pottsville (Pennsylvania) Pottsville (Texas) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • McGirk, Texas — McGirk   Ghost town   …   Wikipedia

  • Hamilton County (Texas) — Hamilton County Courthouse, gelistet im NRHP mit der Nr. 80004125[1] Verwaltung US Bunde …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hamilton County, Texas — Infobox U.S. County county = Hamilton County state = Texas map size = 250 founded = 1856 seat = Hamilton | area total sq mi =836 area land sq mi =835 area water sq mi =1 area percentage = 0.08% census yr = 2000 pop = 8229 density km2 =4 web = www …   Wikipedia

  • List of unincorporated communities in Texas — This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census designated places (which are italicized ). NOTOC A*Anderson County… …   Wikipedia

  • Thanksgiving Classic — The Canadian Football League also holds a Thanksgiving Day Classic on Canadian Thanksgiving. The NFL Thanksgiving logo used for 2010; the year is updated annually, with the new NFL shield being used for the first time in 2008. The National… …   Wikipedia

  • Myrl Goodwin — Earl Goodwin Date of birth January 21, 1901(1901 01 21) Place of birth Paducah, Texas Date of death 14 Feb 1979 Place of death Sparks, Nevada Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 195 pounds (88 kg) …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Pope County, Arkansas — Location of Pope County in Arkansas This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pope County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities — See also: List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state Contents 1 VISNs 1 through 23 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”