Welcome to Taborton ...

Taborton is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

The location of Taborton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taborton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Taborton is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Taborton: (518)

Websites for Taborton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Taborton, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Taborton ...

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

• Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Pittsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Cohoes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• North Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Watervliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • 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 <4>
• Rensselaer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Adams
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
• Williamstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Colonie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>

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 Taborton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taborton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taborton ...

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

Adding Taborton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taborton 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 for Taborton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Taborton post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taborton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Taborton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/