Pocztow

Pocztow is a toponym that may refer to one or more small settlements in Poland, or to historical functions connected with the postal system. The name is derived from the Polish poczta, meaning mail or post, combined with a common toponymic suffix such as -ów, which often signals ownership or association.

In historical contexts, places named Pocztow would typically have served as post stations or relay points on routes linking larger towns, where riders and horses could be exchanged and mail processed. As a nongovernmental geographic term, Pocztow can appear in archival maps and documents from the 18th to 19th centuries, but it is not tied to a single widely known locality in modern administration.

Modern references to Pocztow are usually uncertain without regional qualifiers. If present-day occurrences exist, they are typically small villages or hamlets within a larger gmina, district, or voivodeship. The spelling may also appear as Pocztów, Pocztowo, or in other dialectal forms, reflecting regional naming conventions.

Related terms include poczta (post office), pocztówka (postcard), and other toponyms with the root poczt- that indicate historical connections to mail routes or services.