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Welcome to Karner ...

Karner is located in Albany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Karner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Karner is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Karner: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Karner ...

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

  • Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schenectady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Watervliet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Ballston Spa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Menands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Karner ...

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

Adding Karner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Karner 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 Karner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Karner post office opened in 1881.

We also found Karner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Karner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Karner - 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 Karner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Karner 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/