Welcome to Potter ...
Potter is located in Yates County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Potter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Potter is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Potter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Potter: 315 & 680<3>
Communities Also Named Potter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Potter - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Potter.
Websites for Potter ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.yatesny.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Potter, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Potter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potter.
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Penn Yan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clifton Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
- Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
- Phelps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shortsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Village of Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village of Bloomfield <4>
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Potter. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter. See our Newspapers Page for Potter.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potter ...
Looking for more information about Potter? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Potter.
Adding Potter to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Potter 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Potter post office opened in 1833.
We also found Potter in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Potter.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Potter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Potter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |