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Welcome to Boyntonville ...

Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyntonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Boyntonville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Boyntonville: (518)

Websites for Boyntonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near Boyntonville ...

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

  • Troy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • Watervliet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Williamstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Mechanicville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Menands
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaftsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Pownal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people

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 Boyntonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyntonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyntonville. 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 Boyntonville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyntonville ...

Looking for more information about Boyntonville? 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 Boyntonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boyntonville.

Adding Boyntonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyntonville 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 Boyntonville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Boyntonville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyntonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyntonville. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyntonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.









 

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