Welcome to Potter Hill ...

Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Potter Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Potter Hill is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Potter Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Potter Hill lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Potter Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Potter Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Potter Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Potter Hill - they are located in Alaska and Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Potter Hill.

Communities near Potter Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potter Hill.

• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Cohoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <3>
• Bennington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• North Adams
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Watervliet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <3>
• Williamstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Mechanicville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <3>
• Menands
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <3>
• Shaftsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Pownal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
  • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Potter Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potter Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potter Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potter Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Potter Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potter Hill ...

Looking for more information about Potter Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Potter Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Potter Hill.

Adding Potter Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Potter Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Potter Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Potter Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Potter Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potter Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/