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, Best had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Best, with the one closest to Best listed first.
- Luther
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sliters
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Sand Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Schodack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Couse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schodack Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Averill Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Defreestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Sand Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poestenkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wemple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- South Schodack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Watervliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Stephentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Loudonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Normansville
(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 Best, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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