Welcome to Medway ...

Medway is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medway, 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.

Medway is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Medway lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Medway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Medway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Medway - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia (2) and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Medway.

Communities near Medway ...

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

• Albany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Rensselaer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Hudson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Catskill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Ravena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <3>
• Voorheesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <3>
• Coxsackie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <3>
• Valatie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <3>
• Chatham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <3>
• Athens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>

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 Medway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medway. 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 Medway.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medway ...

Looking for more information about Medway? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Medway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Medway.

Adding Medway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medway 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 Medway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Medway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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