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>
While we didn't find Rectors in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rectors. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rectors listed first.
- Rotterdam Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Pattersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Schenectady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Mariaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelleys is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princetown is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Aqueduct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Gifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gifford is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groom Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Fullers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Birchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Scotch Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scotch Bush is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Bush
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 Rectors, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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