Welcome to Quackenkill ...

Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quackenkill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Quackenkill is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Quackenkill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Quackenkill: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for Quackenkill ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Quackenkill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Quackenkill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Quackenkill.

Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albany
- From Quackenkill to Albany
Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Quackenkill to Troy
Cohoes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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- Cohoes is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cohoes
- From Quackenkill to Cohoes
Bennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
Watervliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Watervliet
- From Quackenkill to Watervliet
Rensselaer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Williamstown
- From Quackenkill to Williamstown
Colonie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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- Colonie is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colonie
- From Quackenkill to Colonie
Mechanicville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mechanicville
- From Quackenkill to Mechanicville
Menands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
- Menands is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Menands
- From Quackenkill to Menands

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Quackenkill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quackenkill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quackenkill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quackenkill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Quackenkill. See our Newspapers Page for Quackenkill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quackenkill ...

Looking for more information about Quackenkill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Quackenkill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Quackenkill.

Adding Quackenkill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quackenkill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Quackenkill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Quackenkill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quackenkill.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quackenkill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Quackenkill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Quackenkill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.