Welcome to Medusa ...

Medusa is located in Albany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medusa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Medusa is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Medusa: (518)

The ZIP code for Medusa: 12120<3>

Communities near Medusa ...

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

• Ravena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Voorheesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <4>
• Coxsackie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Altamont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
• Middleburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <4>
• Schoharie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
  • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <4>
• Tannersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Cornwallville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallville
  • Cornwallville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwallville <4>
• Potter Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
  • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medusa ...

Looking for more information about Medusa? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Medusa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medusa.

Adding Medusa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medusa 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 Medusa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Medusa post office opened in 1850.

We also found Medusa in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medusa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medusa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/