Potter, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Potter town. It lies in ZIP code area 14507. It lies near Italy Valley. The Survey maps it on the Potter quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Potter
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
- James Hobart Houselisted 1994
- Arnold Potter Houselisted 1994
- Yatesville Methodist Churchlisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Penn Yan quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Potter quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Potter quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Potter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 91 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Potter: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Potter in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Potter | $75,000 | Roads and basements were flooded around Potter. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Potter | $20,000 | A tornado hit a barn on East Swamp road which collapsed. |The tornado then continued into several fields lifting debris |from the collapsed farm onto the fields. Along the path, |the tornado took down several trees which fell in different directions. |The tornado continued eastward to Voak road where it blew down a |fence and another tree before lifting. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Potter | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down just southeast of Potter. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Corner | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Friend | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Middlesex | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Valley View | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Rushville | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Pine Corners | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| East Potter | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Yatesville | 4.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 961030. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







