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, Altamont had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Altamont had a population of 1,657 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Gifford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Meadowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fullers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Lake is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Lake
- Princetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Voorheesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rotterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Schenectady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helderberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Helderberg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helderberg
- New Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Karner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Lisha Kill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Street
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Berne is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berne
- Reidsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slingerlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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