Welcome to Verdoy ...

Verdoy is located in Albany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Verdoy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Verdoy is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Verdoy is within the (518) area code.

Communities near Verdoy ...

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

• Albany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Schenectady
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Cohoes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Watervliet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Scotia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Ballston Spa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>
• Mechanicville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <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 Verdoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Verdoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verdoy ...

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

Adding Verdoy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Verdoy post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verdoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

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