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 Sand Lake had a population of 608 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Sand Lake, with the one closest to West Sand Lake listed first.
- Best
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Sliters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Averill Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Luther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poestenkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- Couse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Schodack
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Schodack Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Hoag Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- Cropseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watervliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- 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 <2>
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Stephentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Green Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Wemple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
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- East Nassau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Quackenkill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Newtonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Normansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
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 Sand Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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