Welcome to Averill Park ...

Averill Park is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

The location of Averill Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Averill Park, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Averill Park is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Averill Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Averill Park: (518)

Websites for Averill Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Averill Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Averill Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Averill Park.

• Albany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Troy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Pittsfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Cohoes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Williamstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Colonie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Mechanicville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• Menands
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Averill Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Averill Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Averill Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Averill Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Averill Park. See our Newspapers Page for Averill Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Averill Park ...

Looking for more information about Averill Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Averill Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Averill Park.

Adding Averill Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Averill Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Averill Park was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Averill Park mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Averill Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Averill Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/