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Welcome to Riders ...

Riders is located in Columbia County<1>.

Riders is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Riders: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Riders ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Riders - they are located in New Jersey and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riders.

Communities near Riders ...

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

  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Pittsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
  • Watervliet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson is also located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
  • Lee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
  • Lenox
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
  • Menands
    (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 Riders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riders.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riders ...

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

Adding Riders to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riders 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 (so far) for Riders was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riders.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riders - 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 Riders area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Riders 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.