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 in 1895, Petersburg Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg Junction, with the one closest to Petersburg Junction listed first.
- Hoosick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick
- Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoosick
- From Petersburg Junction to Hoosick
- North Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Petersburg
- North Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County
- Potter Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Potter Hill
- From Petersburg Junction to Potter Hill
- Hoosick Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoosick Falls
- From Petersburg Junction to Hoosick Falls
- North Pownal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- North Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Walloomsac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walloomsac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walloomsac
- From Petersburg Junction to Walloomsac
- Pownal Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pownal Center
- From Petersburg Junction to Pownal Center
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
- Hoosick Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoosick Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoosick Junction
- From Petersburg Junction to Hoosick Junction
- Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <2>
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bennington
- From Petersburg Junction to Bennington
- West Hoosick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hoosick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hoosick
- West Hoosick is located in Rensselaer County
- Boyntonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boyntonville
- From Petersburg Junction to Boyntonville
- North Bennington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
- North Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Bennington
- From Petersburg Junction to North Bennington
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grafton
- From Petersburg Junction to Grafton
- Eagle Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bridge
- Eagle Bridge is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bridge <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle Bridge
- From Petersburg Junction to Eagle Bridge
- Pittstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pittstown
- From Petersburg Junction to Pittstown
- Center White Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Center White Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
- Center White Creek is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Center White Creek
- From Petersburg Junction to Center White Creek
- South Shaftsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shaftsbury
- South Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Shaftsbury
- From Petersburg Junction to South Shaftsbury
- White Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Creek
- White Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Creek <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Creek
- From Petersburg Junction to White Creek
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berlin
- From Petersburg Junction to Berlin
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Quackenkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quackenkill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quackenkill
- From Petersburg Junction to Quackenkill
- South Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cambridge
- South Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Johnsonville
- From Petersburg Junction to Johnsonville
- Tomhannock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhannock
- Tomhannock is located in Rensselaer County
- Raymertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Raymertown
- From Petersburg Junction to Raymertown
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.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 Petersburg Junction, 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. |