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Potter County was named after James Potter, who was a general from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Its county seat is Coudersport.

Major Isaac Lyman, an American Revolutionary war veteran was one of the first permanent settlers in Potter County. Major Lyman is recognized the founder of Potter County. He was paid ten dollars for each settler that he convinces to move to Potter County. He built his home in 1809 in nearby Lymansville, now known as Ladonna. Major Lyman also built the first road to cross Potter County and Potter County's first sawmill and gristmill.

Lyman had a colorful personal history. He left his first wife and started a second family in Potter County. The first Mrs. Lyman was determined not to suffer on her own. She sought out the Major, travelled to Potter County, with the help of her son, Burrell who was 18 at the time, and settled. Major Lyman lived with his two families in Potter County. Historical accounts of the living situation vary. Some say that Lyman kept both wives under one roof. Others state that there were two log homes for the families on the same piece of property. The descendants of Major Isaac Lyman still live and work in Potter County.--- Wikipedia.com

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Potter County Data Online

The Ole Bull Colony
A short historical sketch on the colony started by Ole Bull in 1852.  Includes the history of the following families:  The Joerg Family, The Andresen Family, The Olson Family, and others.

Boroughs and Census Designated Places
Abbott Andrews Settlement Austin Ayers Hill Berge Run
Bingham Center Borie Brookland Burrows Chrystal
Clara Colesburg Coneville Conrad Corbett
Costello Coudersport * Cross Fork Denton Hill Durward
East Sharon Eleven Mile Ellisburg Elmer Five Points
Fox Hill Frinks Galeton Genesee Germania
Gold Gravel Lick Hammersley Harmontown Harrison
Harrison Valley Hebron Hebron Center Hector Hickox
Honeoye Ice Mine Inez Jamison Keating Summit
Kibbeville Kinney Knowlton Lewis Corner Logue
Loucks Mills Lymansville Millport Mills Mina
Newfield Newfield Junction North Bingham North Fork Odin
Oleona Olmsted Oswayo Raymond Reynoldstown
Roulette Sharon Center Shaytown Shinglehouse Short Run
Sunderlinville Sunnyside Sweden Sweden Valley Telescope
Ulysses Walton West Bingham West Pike Wharton
Williston

Townships
Abbott Township Allegany Township Bingham Township Clara Township East Fork
Eulalia Township Genesee Township Harrison Township Hebron Township Hector Township
Homer Township Keating Township Oswayo Township Pike Township Pleasant Valley Township
Portage Township Roulette Township Sharon Township Stewardson Township Summit Township
Sweden Township Sylvania Township Ulysses Township West Branch Township Wharton Township

Surrounding Counties

Allegany County, New York (north)

Tioga County (east)

Clinton County (south)

Steuben County, New York (northeast)

Lycoming County (southeast)

Cameron County (southwest)

McKean County (west)

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