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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 Medusa had a population of 306 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Medusa, with the one closest to Medusa listed first.

  • Oak Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Durham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Greene County
  • Norton Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Preston Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cornwallville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Durham
    • East Durham is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Durham <2>
  • Potter Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Westerlo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rensselaerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freehold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freehold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
    • Freehold is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freehold <2>
  • Westerlo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Windham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
    • East Windham is located in Greene County
  • South Durham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
    • South Durham is located in Greene County
  • Greenville Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Center
    • Greenville Center is located in Greene County
  • Livingstonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Bates is located in Schoharie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bates
    • From Medusa to Bates
  • Dormansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • South Berne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • South Berne is located in Albany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to South Berne
    • From Medusa to South Berne
  • Acra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acra
    • Acra is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acra <2>
  • Surprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Manorkill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Windham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
  • Gayhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Result
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Result have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
    • Result is located in Greene County
  • Grapeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grapeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
    • Grapeville is located in Greene County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grapeville
    • From Medusa to Grapeville
  • Alcove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Indian Fields
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
    • Indian Fields is located in Albany County
  • Reidsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Albany County
  • Franklinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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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 Medusa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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