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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>

While we didn't find Colonie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colonie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colonie listed first.

  • Shakers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
    • Shakers is located in Albany County
  • Karner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
    • Karner is located in Albany County
  • Lisha Kill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisha Kill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
    • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
  • West Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
    • West Albany is located in Albany County
  • Newtonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Guilderland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loudonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Niskayuna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vischer Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vischer Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
    • Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
  • Guilderland Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilderland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilderland Center
    • Guilderland Center is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guilderland Center <4>
  • Voorheesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slingerlands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Delmar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Delmar is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
  • Normansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
    • Normansville is located in Albany County
  • Watervliet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Dunsbach Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunsbach Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
    • Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
  • Fullers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
    • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • New Scotland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
    • New Scotland is located in Albany County
  • Troy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Green Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Cohoes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Groom Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
    • Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Meadowdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
  • Bethlehem Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
    • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
  • Glenmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Defreestville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Defreestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
    • Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
  • Crescent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Saratoga County
  • Schenectady
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rotterdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
    • Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <4>
  • South Schenectady
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schenectady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
    • South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County

The official website for Colonie: www.colonie.org/

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.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 Colonie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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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