Welcome to Buskirk ...
Buskirk is located in Rensselaer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Buskirk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
Buskirk is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Buskirk lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Buskirk: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Buskirk ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buskirk.
Websites for Buskirk ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Buskirk, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Buskirk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buskirk.
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
- Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
- Cohoes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5> 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
- Mechanicville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shaftsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Hoosick Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Buskirk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buskirk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buskirk. 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 Buskirk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buskirk. See our Newspapers Page for Buskirk.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buskirk ...
Looking for more information about Buskirk? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Buskirk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Buskirk.
Adding Buskirk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Buskirk 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 Buskirk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Buskirk post office opened in 1916.
We also found Buskirk in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buskirk.
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 Buskirk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Buskirk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Buskirk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |