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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 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sliters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
    • Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sliters
    • From Best to Sliters
  • West Sand Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sand Lake
    • West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sand Lake <4>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill Park
    • Averill Park is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill Park <4>
  • Defreestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Nassau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
    • North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wemple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
    • Wemple is located in Albany County
  • South Schodack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schodack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schodack
    • South Schodack is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Schodack <4>
  • Nassau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nassau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
    • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <4>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nassau
    • From Best to Nassau
  • Hoag Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoag Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
    • Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hoag Corners
    • From Best to Hoag Corners
  • Bethlehem Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East Nassau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
    • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
  • Loudonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
    • Loudonville is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <4>
  • West Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
    • West Albany is located in Albany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Albany
    • From Best to West Albany
  • Normansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
    • Normansville is located in Albany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Normansville
    • From Best to Normansville

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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