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Welcome to Frear Park ...

Frear Park is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

Frear Park is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Frear Park: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for Frear Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near Frear Park ...

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

  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schenectady
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rensselaer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Colonie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ballston Spa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Menands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoosick Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyantskill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frear Park ...

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

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 Frear Park - 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 Frear Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Frear Park 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.