Potash, Alabama

Potash, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Potash, Alabama is located in Alabama
Potash, Alabama
Potash, Alabama
Potash, Alabama is located in the United States
Potash, Alabama
Potash, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 85°21′09″W / 33.27722°N 85.35250°W / 33.27722; -85.35250
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyRandolph
Elevation
1,388 ft (423 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)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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