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 Shakers had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shakers, with the one closest to Shakers listed first.
- Karner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loudonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisha Kill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Vischer Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
- West Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Dunsbach Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
- Guilderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <2>
- Groom Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Green Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cohoes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Normansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Lansingburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Guilderland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Voorheesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Slingerlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Defreestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Clifton Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Schenectady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schenectady
- Rotterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Shakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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