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 Peekskill had a population of 9,676 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peekskill had a population of 24,087 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peekskill, with the one closest to Peekskill listed first.
- Jones Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tomkins Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verplanck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crugers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oscawana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oscawana is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
- Putnam Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Croton-on-Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Shrub Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Haverstraw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Haverstraw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thiells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garnerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yorktown Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kitchawan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kitchawan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchawan
- Amawalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Congers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
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 Peekskill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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