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Welcome to Wyomanock ...

Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyomanock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Wyomanock is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Wyomanock is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Websites for Wyomanock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near Wyomanock ...

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

  • Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • North Adams
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
  • Adams
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Williamstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Dalton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Lee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Pownal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Wyantskill
    (18 miles [29 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:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
  • Cheshire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyomanock ...

Looking for more information about Wyomanock? 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 Wyomanock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wyomanock.

Adding Wyomanock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wyomanock 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 Wyomanock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wyomanock post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyomanock.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyomanock. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyomanock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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