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Welcome to Queensbury ...

Queensbury is located in the Adirondacks.

Queensbury is located in Warren County<1>.


The location of Queensbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Queensbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Queensbury is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Queensbury is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Queensbury ...

Official Website: www.queensbury.net/

Communities near Queensbury ...

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

  • Glens Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Glens Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Fort Edward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Whitehall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
  • Corinth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
  • Granville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
  • Schuylerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylerville
    • Schuylerville is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylerville <4>
  • Lake George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
  • Village of Victory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
    • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Village of Victory has also been known as:
    • Victory village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Queensbury ...

Looking for more information about Queensbury? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Queensbury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Queensbury.

Adding Queensbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Queensbury 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 Queensbury was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Queensbury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Queensbury.

The official website for Queensbury: www.queensbury.net/

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Queensbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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