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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 Orange Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orange Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orange Lake listed first.

  • East Coldenham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Coldenham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
    • East Coldenham is located in Orange County
  • Coldenham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldenham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldenham
    • Coldenham is located in Orange County
  • Cronomer Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cronomer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
  • Leptondale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Leptondale is located in Orange County
  • Saint Andrew
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Andrew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
    • Saint Andrew is located in Orange County
  • East Walden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walden
    • East Walden is located in Orange County
  • Berea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Orange County
  • Little Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Britain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
  • Saint Elmo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County
  • Walden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Walden is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
  • Denniston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denniston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
    • Denniston is located in Orange County
  • Vails Gate Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vails Gate Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
    • Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
  • New Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newburgh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Hope
    • Middle Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Hope <4>
  • Meadowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
  • Vails Gate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roseton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseton
    • Roseton is located in Orange County
  • Sylva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Sylva is located in Ulster County
  • Wallkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill
    • Wallkill is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallkill <4>
  • Maybrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Maybrook is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
  • Salisbury Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Cornwall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Cornwall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
    • West Cornwall is located in Orange County
  • Orrs Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orrs Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
    • Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
  • New Hurley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hurley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
    • New Hurley is located in Ulster County
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall-on-Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <4>
  • Dutchess Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
    • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
  • Marlboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlboro <4>
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Orange Lake, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.