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 Albany had a population of 94,923 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albany had a population of 95,429 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Normansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Defreestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loudonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Couse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slingerlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wemple
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Best
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Karner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- New Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- West Sand Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Feura Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schodack Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sliters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lisha Kill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guilderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Voorheesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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