Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about East Potter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for East Potter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for East Potter ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Potter: E. Potter
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
East Potter is located in Yates County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.
Below are the counties that are near East Potter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Potter:
- Yates County (The home county of East Potter)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Benton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bellona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Yan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Angus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Keuka Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seneca Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Vine Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Italy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willets
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Union Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Atwaters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
- Ledyard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Poplar Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scipioville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Sherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Springwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Websters Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
- Foots Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Sleggs Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Dansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Ford Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honeoye Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Fairport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Billsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billsboro is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
- Seneca Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Canandaigua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bristol Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Reading Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Searsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Perry City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Mecklenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Border City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Varick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Kuneytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Seneca Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Kidders
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- South Pulteney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Prattsburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- Keuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Cohocton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Trumansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Taughannock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- East Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mud Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Macedon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Fairville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Macedon Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Huddle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Potter, see our County-by-County Page for East Potter.
Cemeteries Near East Potter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Potter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for East Potter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Potter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Voak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shuman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- The Shuman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Shuman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66296 <2>
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alcott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Cemetery
- The Briggs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southwest Benton Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64028 <2>
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nettle Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benton Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barden / Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find East Potter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Potter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Potter, with the one closest to East Potter listed first.
- Voak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Voak is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Benton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friend is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bellona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Penn Yan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reed Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Bluff Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milo Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milo Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Potter. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Potter.
Newspapers Published in East Potter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Potter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Potter, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Potter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Potter:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Yates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Tompkins County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Potter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Potter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |