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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>

While we didn't find Menands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Menands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Menands listed first.

  • Loudonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
    • Loudonville is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <3>
  • Defreestville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Watervliet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newtonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • West Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
    • West Albany is located in Albany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Albany
    • From Menands to West Albany
  • Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <3>
  • Normansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Couse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cohoes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shakers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
    • Shakers is located in Albany County
  • Glenmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Best
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Sand Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sand Lake
    • West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sand Lake <3>
  • Eagle Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
  • Lansingburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Delmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Delmar is located in Albany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <3>
  • Dunsbach Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunsbach Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
    • Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
  • Bethlehem Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Luther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Karner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
    • Karner is located in Albany County
  • Slingerlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wemple
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wemple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
    • Wemple is located in Albany County
  • Sliters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sliters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
    • Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sliters
    • From Menands to Sliters
  • Poestenkill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vischer Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vischer Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
    • Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
  • Niskayuna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisha Kill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisha Kill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
    • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lisha Kill
    • From Menands to Lisha Kill

The official website for Menands: www.villageofmenands.com/

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

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

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 Menands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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