Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Lake Colby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Colby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Colby listed first.
- Saranac Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harrietstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Ray Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vermontville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paul Smiths
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Lake Placid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- North Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Alder Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Loon Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Union Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Tupper Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Upper Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haselton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haselton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
- Keene Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wolf Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
- Tahawus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Black Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Spring Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Colby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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