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 Sand Lake had a population of 781 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Lake, with the one closest to Sand Lake listed first.
- Averill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poestenkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sliters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Nassau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Best
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hoag Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Schodack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Nassau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Eagle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Cropseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Defreestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schodack Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stephentown Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
- Center Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Couse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nassau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brainard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Stephentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stephentown
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quackenkill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riders Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Stephentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haynersville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynersville
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 Sand Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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