Welcome to Ives Corner ...
Ives Corner is located in Rensselaer County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ives Corner: Ives Cor. (or less commonly used: Ives Crn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ives Corner for more information about variations on the name of Ives Corner.
Ives Corner is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ives Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ives Corner: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named Ives Corner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ives Corner - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ives Corner.
Websites for Ives Corner ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ives Corner, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Ives Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ives Corner.
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
- Cohoes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
- Rensselaer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Colonie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mechanicville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Menands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pownal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
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 Ives Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ives Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ives Corner. 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 Ives Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ives Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Ives Corner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ives Corner ...
Looking for more information about Ives Corner? 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 Ives Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ives Corner.
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 Ives Corner - 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 Ives Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Ives Corner 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. |