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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas}}
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'''Potter''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Atchison County, Kansas|Atchison County]], [[Kansas]], [[United States]]. Potter is located on [[K-74 (Kansas highway)|K-74]] {{convert|9.5|mi|km}} south of [[Atchison, Kansas|Atchison]].
'''Potter''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Atchison County, Kansas]], United States. It is located at the intersection of 210th Rd (formerly [[K-74 (Kansas highway)|K-74]] highway)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/pdfpop.aspx?KT142_0_0_0=003831104&clienttype=html&doctypeid=114|title=Resolution to Withdraw K-74 in Atchison County|publisher=Kansas Department of TRansportation|date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> and Rawlins Rd, approximately {{convert|9.5|mi|km}} south of [[Atchison, Kansas|Atchison]].


==History==
==History==
Potter had its start in the year 1886 by the building of the railroad through that territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qi9cXyTWt9EC&pg=PA493#v=onepage&q&f=true | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=493}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBA1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA123#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Atchison County, Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Ingalls, Sheffield | year=1916 | pages=123}}</ref> It was named for Joseph Potter, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dBA1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Atchison County, Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Ingalls, Sheffield | year=1916 | pages=124}}</ref>
Potter had its start in the year 1886 by the building of the railroad through that territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n483 493]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dBA1AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Atchison County, Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Ingalls, Sheffield | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dBA1AQAAMAAJ/page/n129 123]}}</ref> It was named for Joseph Potter, a pioneer settler.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dBA1AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Atchison County, Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Ingalls, Sheffield | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dBA1AQAAMAAJ/page/n130 124]}}</ref>


Potter had a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 66077, which opened on May 14, 1865, and closed on May 16, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=[[United States Postal Service]]|accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref>
Potter had a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 66077, which opened on May 14, 1865, and closed on May 16, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=[[United States Postal Service]]|accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
{{See also|Atchison County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Atchison County, Kansas}}

==External links==
* Atchison County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/atchison.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT


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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Atchison County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Atchison County, Kansas]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]




Latest revision as of 05:54, 15 November 2023

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
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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Atchison County, Kansas
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