Potter County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Potter County

History
Named for General James Potter, from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Parent County
26 March 1804: Potter County was created from Lycoming County.

Boundary Changes
29 March 1860: Cameron County set off.

Neighboring Counties
Cameron | Clinton | Lycoming | McKean | Tioga | New York counties: Allegany | Steuben

Migration
Early migration routes for European settlers to and from included:


 * Catskill Turnpike, trail 1760s; turnpike 1804, from Catskill to Bath, New York with extensions to Buffalo, New York, or Erie, Pennsylvania
 * Forbidden Path, 1767 from Athens, Pennsylvania to Salamanca, New York

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.