Potterville is named after Linus Potter, who settled his family in the area in November, 1844.

The pair carried their three-year-old son, George, and their infant daughter, Louisa.

"[6] A rare Michigan earthquake on September 2, 1994, had its epicenter just east of the city.

The shock had a body wave magnitude of 3.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (Moderate).

[7] The city experienced a massive train derailment of 35 Canadian National railroad cars over Memorial Day weekend 2002.

Due to leaking propane from the cars, the entire city was evacuated.

The district mascot is the Vikings, with school colors of maroon and gold.

The city is connected with interstate highway system immediately south of this intersection where M-100 interchanges with I-69.

The city is serviced by Canadian National Railway (CN) along its Flint Subdivision.

Fire & EMS Department, which utilizes a combination of full-time, part-time and paid-on-call firefighters/medical personnel, which took effect on September 10, 2019, when the city decided to dissolve the Potterville City Fire Dept.

The Benton Township Fire Department currently covers the city of Potterville.