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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake Placid had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lake Placid had a population of 2,356 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Placid, with the one closest to Lake Placid listed first.
- North Elba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Ray Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saranac Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keene Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrietstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermontville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haselton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haselton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
- Jay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Tahawus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Black Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alder Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paul Smiths
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Au Sable Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- New Russia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lewis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 Placid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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