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Welcome to West Sand Lake ...

West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sand Lake, 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.

A typical abbreviation for West Sand Lake: W. Sand Lk.

West Sand Lake is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Sand Lake is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Websites for West Sand Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near West Sand Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Sand Lake.

  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Cohoes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Watervliet
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Colonie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Menands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyantskill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
  • Ravena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sand Lake ...

Looking for more information about West Sand Lake? 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 West Sand Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Sand Lake.

Adding West Sand Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sand Lake.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Sand Lake. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Sand Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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