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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eagle Mills had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.

  • Cropseyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cropseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropseyville
    • Cropseyville is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cropseyville <3>
  • Poestenkill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Haynersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynersville
    • Haynersville is located in Rensselaer County
  • Green Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Watervliet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • West Sand Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sand Lake
    • West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sand Lake <3>
  • Quackenkill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quackenkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
    • Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
  • Lansingburgh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
    • Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cohoes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Defreestville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
    • Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
  • Raymertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
    • Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
  • Loudonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Averill Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill Park
    • Averill Park is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Averill Park <3>
  • Sand Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <3>
  • Newtonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Luther
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
  • Best
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Best is located in Rensselaer County
  • Sliters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sliters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
    • Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Halfmoon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunsbach Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • West Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
    • West Albany is located in Albany County
  • Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Couse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
    • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
  • Pittstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
    • Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
  • Crescent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.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 Eagle Mills, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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