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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potash,_Alabama
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