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Welcome to Voorheesville ...

The village of Voorheesville is located in Albany County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Voorheesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Voorheesville has a population of 2,769 people<3> (see below for details).

Voorheesville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Voorheesville: (518)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Voorheesville had an population of 2,769 people. This is a decrease of 0.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Voorheesville had a population of 2,789 people. This makes Voorheesville the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Voorheesville represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 726th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,789 people, the population of Voorheesville increased 3.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,705 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Voorheesville.

Communities near Voorheesville ...

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

  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Schenectady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Cohoes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Watervliet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Rensselaer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Scotia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Colonie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Menands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wyantskill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Voorheesville ...

Looking for more information about Voorheesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Voorheesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Voorheesville.

Adding Voorheesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Voorheesville 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 Voorheesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Voorheesville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Voorheesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Voorheesville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Voorheesville. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Voorheesville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Voorheesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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