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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, Vails Gate Junction had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vails Gate Junction, with the one closest to Vails Gate Junction listed first.

  • Vails Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadowbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
  • Orrs Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orrs Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Mill
    • Orrs Mill is located in Orange County
  • West Cornwall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Cornwall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
    • West Cornwall is located in Orange County
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall-on-Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall-on-Hudson <2>
  • New Windsor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Denniston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denniston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
    • Denniston is located in Orange County
  • Salisbury Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
    • Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
  • Newburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Britain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Britain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Little Britain is located in Orange County
  • Mountainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dutchess Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
    • Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
  • East Coldenham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Coldenham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
    • East Coldenham is located in Orange County
  • Washingtonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cronomer Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cronomer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
    • Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
  • Cold Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Coldenham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldenham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldenham
    • Coldenham is located in Orange County
  • Blooming Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <2>
  • Leptondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leptondale
    • Leptondale is located in Orange County
  • Woodbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
  • Groveville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in Dutchess County
  • Roseton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseton
    • Roseton is located in Orange County
  • Middle Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Hope
    • Middle Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Hope <2>
  • Berea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Orange County
  • Burnside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Orange County

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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 Vails Gate Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.




 

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