1942 Map of Potter

About this map

Potter Swamp dominates the central landscape of this Yates County survey, a vast wetland filtered by the winding course of Flint Creek. To the west, the Middlesex Valley is defined by a series of schoolhouses, including School No 12 and School No 8, which anchored the rural communities of the early 1940s. The settlement of Potter serves as a local hub where the Marcus Whitman Highway meets the creek, while smaller hamlets like Voak, Friend, and East Potter are linked by a network of named routes such as Sherman Hollow Road and Guyanoga Valley Road. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial grounds documented, from the French Cem in the north to the Old Fort Cem and Nettle Valley Cem, providing a clear record of local family history and early settlement patterns before mid-century modernization altered the rural character.