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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 Rayville had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rayville, with the one closest to Rayville listed first.

  • Riders Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Riders Mills is also located in Columbia County
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  • Old Chatham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brainard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Malden Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Chatham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Chatham is also located in Columbia County
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  • West Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lebanon is also located in Columbia County
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  • Chatham Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham Center is also located in Columbia County
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    • Former name for Chatham Center:
    • Chatham Centre
  • New Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • New Concord is also located in Columbia County
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  • East Nassau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • North Chatham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Chatham is also located in Columbia County
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  • Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Lebanon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Lebanon Center is also located in Columbia County
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    • Former name for New Lebanon Center:
    • New Lebanon Centre
  • Nassau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
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  • Niverville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Canaan Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canaan Center is also located in Columbia County
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    • Former name for Canaan Center:
    • Canaan Centre
  • Hoag Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
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  • Valatie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Valatie is also located in Columbia County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <2>
  • Chatham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham is also located in Columbia County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
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  • Red Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Red Rock is also located in Columbia County
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  • North Nassau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
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  • New Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flatbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatbrook is also located in Columbia County
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  • Lebanon Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon Springs is also located in Columbia County
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  • West Stephentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
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  • East Schodack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Rayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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