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 Saranac Lake had a population of 768 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saranac Lake had a population of 5,193 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Saranac Lake, with the one closest to Saranac Lake listed first.
- Ray Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrietstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Placid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermontville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paul Smiths
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Franklin Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alder Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loon Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Union Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Tupper Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Haselton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haselton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
- Tahawus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keene Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Black Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
- Au Sable Forks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clayburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
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 Saranac Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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