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 Peekskill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Peekskill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Peekskill listed first.
- Putnam Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrub Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Jefferson Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Verplanck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amawalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Tomkins Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crugers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oscawana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oscawana is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Mahopac Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kitchawan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kitchawan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchawan
- Cornwall Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
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 Peekskill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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