Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alander had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alander, with the one closest to Alander listed first.
- Boston Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boston Corner is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Mount Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Weed Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
- Mount Riga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Riga is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Riga
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Ore Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashley Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
- West Copake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Copake is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Copake
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Egremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
- Lime Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ancram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- East Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Egremont Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Egremont Plain is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont Plain
- North Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Egremont is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Egremont
- Mill River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Craryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suydam ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Suydam is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
- Gallatinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gallatinville is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatinville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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