Potash, Alabama

Potash, Alabama
Potash, Alabama
Unincorporated community
	Potash, Alabama Potash, Alabama
	Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 85°21′09″W / 33.27722°N 85.35250°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Randolph
Elevation	1,388 ft (423 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	156924

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]

↑ "Potash". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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Potash, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°16′38″N 85°21′09″W / 33.27722°N 85.35250°W / 33.27722; -85.35250
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Randolph
Elevation	1,388 ft (423 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	156924^[1]