Potter, Yates County, New York Genealogy

Historical Facts
Communities: Cole Corners·East Potter·Potter·Voak·Yatesville


 * 1793: First settled.


 * 26 April 1832: Town was founded, by separation from Town of Middlesex.


 * December 1856: Additional land added from Town of Middlesex.

City: Rushville is split in two counties, in Ontario County. Mayor's office is on Yates County side while Rushville's cemetery is located on Ontario County side.

Biography
Town of Potter (New York Roots)

Business
Potter Businesses (New York Roots)

Cemeteries
Source

Abiel Thomas
northeast corner of West Swamp Road and Reynolds Road, served area known as Moontown or Hoardtown.

Arnold Potter Family
off east side of Voak Road, north of NYS Route 364, just west of Town of Benton line

Crafts Family
abandoned, off Fitch Road, south of Fergusons Corners Road, south of Ontario County line

French
north side of Harvey Road, east of NYS State Route 247, one of oldest public cemeteries, served Rushville.

Gardner Family
off west side of Fitch Road, north of Harvey Road, north of Perry Family

Gilbert Sherer Farm
off Phelps Road, west of NYS State Route 364

Lain Family
north of Fergusons Corners Road, east of Voak Road

Nettle Valley
active cemetery, serving mainly the community of Potter, south of NYS State Route 364, north of Italy Valley Road

Perry Family
off west side of Fitch Road, north of Harvey Road, south of Gardner Family

Shuman (likely spelled Schumann)
west side of East Swamp Road, north of Fergusons Corners Road. Area settled mostly by the ethnic Germans from state of Pennsylvania, later a large group of Alsatians families came in.

Southerland
west side of East Swamp Road, south of intersection of East Muck Road.

VanZandt Family
northeast corner of intersection of Boots Road and Middle Road. Often called Barber or VanZandt/Barber.

Voak
north side of East Muck Road between Voak Road and Town of Benton line.

Yatesville
north side of Old County Road, west of Yatesville Road.

Churches
Potter Churches (New York Roots)

1850
1850 Census (New York Roots)

History
Town History (New York Roots)

Early Settlers
Early Settlers (New York Roots)

Family Sketches
Family Sketches (New York Roots)

Societies
Middlesex Heritage Group Middlesex Town Hall, Route 364 Middlesex, New York 14507 Phone: 716-554-3607 or 6592 Hours: Wednesday and Saturday 9 am to 12 pm Facebook

Town Clerk
Potter Town Clerk 1226 Phelps Road Potter Center, New York 14527

The following records have been filmed, and except for the vital records may be viewed by the public at the town hall, at the County Historian's office in Penn Yan, and at the State Library in Albany:


 * 1868-1972 (missing 1892, 1913) Assessment Rolls
 * 1832-1992 Minute Books
 * 1874-1966; 1977-1993 Birth records
 * 1874-1993 Death records
 * 1874-1993 Marriage records (licenses 1993)
 * 1833-1958 Highway Surveys
 * 1879-1897; 1910-1964 Chattel Mortgages; 1936-1964 Conditional Sales
 * 1891-1991 Various years for Justice Dockets
 * 1860-1884 School commissioners' minute book

Town Historian
Potter Town Historian Route 364 Middlesex, New York 14507 Phone: 585-554-6758

Vital Records

 * 1883-1913 Town of Potter Births, Deaths and Marriages Index. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb
 * 1885-1913 Village of Rushville Births, Deaths and Marriages Index. Courtesy Yates County, New York GenWeb
 * Thelma Burton Bootes, Potterstown Profiles ([S.I. : s.n.], 1976])