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 West Albany had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Albany, with the one closest to West Albany listed first.
- Loudonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Normansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Defreestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Karner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Slingerlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watervliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Couse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisha Kill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Voorheesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wemple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cohoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunsbach Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunsbach Ferry is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsbach Ferry
- Feura Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vischer Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vischer Ferry is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vischer Ferry
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lansingburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 West Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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