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)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Karner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Lisha Kill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
- Guilderland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Normansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunsbach Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cohoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groom Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Rotterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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