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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 Hancock had a population of 135 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hancock had a population of 695 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.

  • Stephentown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Garfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Garfield is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • North Stephentown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • Stephentown Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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  • Lebanon Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon Springs is located in Columbia County (NY)
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  • Pontoosuc
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pontoosuc is located in Berkshire County
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  • New Ashford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Ashford is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • New Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Berkshire is located in Berkshire County
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  • Farnams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Lebanon Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County (NY)
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  • Shaker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
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  • West Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
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  • Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coltsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lebanon is located in Columbia County (NY)
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  • Center Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cheshire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Stephentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dalton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Cheshire Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cheshire Harbor is located in Berkshire County
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  • South Williamstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
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  • Hoag Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • East Nassau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Brainard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Lenox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Lenox is located in Berkshire County
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  • Maple Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County
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  • Sweets Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County
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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 Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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