Potash, Alabama

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Potash, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Potash, Alabama
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Potash, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°16′38″N85°21′09″W / 33.27722°N 85.35250°W / 33.27722; -85.35250
Country United States
State Alabama
County Randolph
Elevation
1,388 ft (423 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156924 [1]

Potash is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.

History

Potash is likely named for the potassium salts found and mined in the surrounding area. [2]

A post office operated under the name Potash from 1890 to 1897. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Potash". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 114. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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