Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Yatesville Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Potter, Yates County, New York. It is a Greek Revival style structure built about 1837.”
Wikipedia article Yatesville Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 66 National Register listings published here for Yates County · listed in 1994 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Yatesville Methodist Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Yatesville Methodist Church: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transelco/ Penn Yan, N.Y. | REE, Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Benton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Benton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hays Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nicolo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roberts Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Potter, the town this property stands in, 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. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Potter House | 1.3 miles | 1994 | |
| Jemima Wilkinson House | 1.8 miles | 1994 | |
| Ezikial Perry House | 2.0 miles | 1994 | |
| Samuel Botsford House | 3.1 miles | 1994 | |
| George Hays House | 3.3 miles | 1994 | |
| Larzelere Tavern | 3.3 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000971 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yates County | All 66 listed properties in this county. |
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