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Welcome to Quaker Springs ...

Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quaker Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

A typical abbreviation for Quaker Springs: Quaker Spgs. (or less commonly used: Quaker Spngs. or Quaker Sprngs.)

Quaker Springs is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Quaker Springs: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Quaker Springs ...

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

  • Saratoga Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cohoes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Glens Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hudson Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ballston Spa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • South Glens Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
    • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
  • Hoosick Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Edward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
    • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <4>
  • Corinth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Quaker Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quaker Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quaker Springs. 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 Quaker Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quaker Springs ...

Looking for more information about Quaker Springs? 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 Quaker Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Quaker Springs.

Adding Quaker Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quaker Springs 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 Quaker Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Quaker Springs post office opened in 1824.

We also found Quaker Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quaker Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saratoga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quaker Springs - 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 Quaker Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Quaker Springs 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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/