Potts, Missouri

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Potts is an unincorporated community in Osage County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Potts is located on U.S. Route 50 between Linn to the west and Mount Sterling to the east, in Gasconade County. [2]

History

A post office called Potts was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1920. [3] The community has the name of the local Potts family. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potts, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 38, ISBN   0-89933-353-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

38°28′27″N91°47′02″W / 38.47417°N 91.78389°W / 38.47417; -91.78389

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