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 Vails Gate had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vails Gate, with the one closest to Vails Gate listed first.
- Vails Gate Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- West Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orrs Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denniston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Denniston is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
- Salisbury Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornwall Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Newburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- East Coldenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coldenham
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cronomer Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cronomer Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronomer Valley
- Coldenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldenham is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldenham
- Blooming Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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