Potterville is a city in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
The population was 2,617 at the 2010 census.Potterville is named after
Linus Potter, who settled his family in the area in November, 1844.
Linus was elected supervisor of Benton Township in 1846. In 1830,
Linus and his wife Diantha came from Cayuga County, New York, by way
of the Erie Canal, to Buffalo and then by way of Lake Erie steamboat
to Detroit. From there, Linus and Diantha walked to Plymouth,
Michigan, a journey of about thirty miles, before walking on to
Saline. The pair carried their three-year-old son, George, and their
infant daughter, Louisa.Potterville is named after Linus Potter, who
settled his family in the area in November, 1844. Linus was elected
supervisor of Benton Township in 1846. In 1830, Linus and his wife
Diantha came from Cayuga County, New York, by way of the Erie Canal,
to Buffalo and then by way of Lake Erie steamboat to Detroit. From
there, Linus and Diantha walked to Plymouth, Michigan, a journey of
about thirty miles, before walking on to Saline. The pair carried
their three-year-old son, George, and their infant daughter,
Louisa.Potterville incorporated as a village within Benton Township in
1881, and as a city in 1962 withdrawing it completely from the
township.On July 6, 1994, a lightning strike at Fox Park injured 22
beach-goers. The lightning struck the water and "walked up the beach." Potterville, Michigan Top Movies & Young Movies