Potts, Missouri

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]

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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 26 November 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.



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