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 in 1895, Selkirk had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Selkirk, with the one closest to Selkirk listed first.
- Beckers Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- South Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schodack Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wemple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wemple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Coeymans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Schodack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schodack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schodack
- South Schodack is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Schodack <3>
- Bethlehem Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aquetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- New Baltimore is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <3>
- Muitzes Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muitzes Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muitzes Kill
- Muitzes Kill is located in Rensselaer County
- Glenmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Feura Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coeymans Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Delmar is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <3>
- Schodack Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
- Indian Fields is located in Albany County
- Alcove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slingerlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Couse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Normansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Schodack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 Selkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |