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 Poestenkill had a population of 460 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Poestenkill, with the one closest to Poestenkill listed first.
- West Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Averill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Cropseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quackenkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Best
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sliters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haynersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haynersville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynersville
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Couse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Stephentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raymertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lansingburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Schodack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoag Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cohoes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Poestenkill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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