Welcome to Helderberg ...

Helderberg is located in Albany County<1>.

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

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

Helderberg is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Helderberg is within the (518) area code.

Communities near Helderberg ...

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

• Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Rensselaer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Scotia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Menands
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Ravena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Voorheesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Castleton-on-Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
  • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <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 Helderberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Helderberg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Helderberg ...

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

Adding Helderberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Helderberg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Helderberg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Helderberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Helderberg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

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