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2023 Map of Potter

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Potter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Italy Valley and the surrounding heights of Yates County define the agricultural and drainage patterns of this Finger Lakes upland. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling Potter Swamp in the north and a series of steep-walled hollows, including Sherman Hollow and the drainage of Big Gully. Small rural hamlets like Potter and Friend serve as anchors for a network of valley roads that follow the winding courses of Flint Creek and Nettle Valley Creek.

For genealogists and local historians, this survey is exceptionally detailed in its documentation of early burial sites. A notable density of pioneer and family plots is recorded, ranging from the Friend's Burial Ground and Old Fort Cem near the southern boundary to the French Cem and Voak Cem in the north. These sites, often situated near historic crossroads like East Potter and Yatesville, trace the lineage of the region's earliest settlement phases.