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Welcome to East Buskirk ...

East Buskirk is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Buskirk: E. Buskirk

East Buskirk is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Buskirk: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named East Buskirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named East Buskirk: This one is located in Rensselaer County and the other is located in Washington County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Buskirk.

Websites for East Buskirk ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Buskirk, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Buskirk ...

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

  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Cohoes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
  • Williamstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
  • Mechanicville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Shaftsbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Pownal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Hoosick Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Island
    (18 miles [29 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 East Buskirk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Buskirk.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Buskirk ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Buskirk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East 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 East 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 East Buskirk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the East 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.