Welcome to Duanesburg ...

Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County<1>.

The location of Duanesburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duanesburg, 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.

Duanesburg is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Duanesburg: (518)

Websites for Duanesburg ...

Official Website: www.duanesburgtoday.org/

Communities near Duanesburg ...

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

• Schenectady
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Amsterdam
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Scotia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Cobleskill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Voorheesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <4>
• Altamont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
• Middleburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <4>
• Hagaman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
• Schoharie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duanesburg ...

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

Adding Duanesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duanesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Duanesburg: www.duanesburgtoday.org/

The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.com/

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