Welcome to Best ...

Best is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Best, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Best is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Best lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Best lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for Best ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Best, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Best ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Best - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Best.

Communities near Best ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Best.

• Albany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Troy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Cohoes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <3>
• Watervliet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <3>
• Rensselaer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <3>
• Colonie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <3>
• Menands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <3>
• Wyantskill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
• Ravena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <3>
• Green Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
  • Green Island is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Best. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Best.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Best. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Best.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Best. See our Newspapers Page for Best.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Best ...

Looking for more information about Best? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Best, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Best.

Adding Best to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Best in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Best was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Best post office opened in 1889.

We also found Best in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Best.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Best. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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