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Welcome to Valatie Colony ...

Valatie Colony is located in Columbia County<1>.

Valatie Colony is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Valatie Colony: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Valatie Colony ...

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

  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rensselaer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hudson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Menands
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Catskill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Catskill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Wyantskill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Ravena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Voorheesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Coxsackie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valatie Colony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valatie Colony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Valatie Colony area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Valatie Colony area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.