Potters Mills, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
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Potters Mills is a village in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, just east of the Potter-Allison Farm.[4] It is named after General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill there, at what is now the intersection of General Potter Highway (U.S. Route 322) and the Old Fort Road (Pennsylvania Route 144).
Potters Mills, Pennsylvania | |
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A general store on PA-144 in Potters Mills | |
  Potters Mills Location within the state of Pennsylvania  Potters Mills Potters Mills (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′45″N 77°37′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Potter |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,253 ft (382 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 263 |
| • Density | 206.5/sq mi (79.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 42-62384 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1184344[3] |
Demographics
Notable person
- John Potter, Jr., Wisconsin legislator, was born in Potters Mills.[6]
