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Welcome to Hoag Corners ...

Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoag Corners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Hoag Corners: Hoag Cors.

Hoag Corners is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hoag Corners: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for Hoag Corners ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near Hoag Corners ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoag Corners ...

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

Adding Hoag Corners to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoag Corners.

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 Hoag Corners - 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 Hoag Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Hoag Corners 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.
<5>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.