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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.^[1] Its elevation is 1,322 feet (403 m), and it is located at 31°40′24″N 98°19′32″W / 31.67333°N 98.32556°W / 31.67333; -98.32556 (31.6732104, -98.3255943).^[2] Although Pottsville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76565;^[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76565 had a population of 142 at the 2000 census.^[4]

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.^[5]

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External links

• Profile of Pottsville from the Handbook of Texas Online

• Pottsville, Texas is at coordinates 31°40′24″N 98°19′32″W / 31.6732104°N 98.3255943°W / 31.6732104; -98.3255943 (Pottsville, Texas)Coordinates: 31°40′24″N 98°19′32″W / 31.6732104°N 98.3255943°W / 31.6732104; -98.3255943 (Pottsville, Texas)

Municipalities and communities of Hamilton County, Texas County seat: Hamilton Cities Hamilton | Hico Towns Evant‡ Unincorporated communities Carlton | Fairy | Jonesboro‡ | McGirk | Pottsville | Shive Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties