Welcome to West Sand Lake ...
West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sand Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
A typical abbreviation for West Sand Lake: W. Sand Lk.
West Sand Lake is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Sand Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Sand Lake: 518 & 838<3>
Websites for West Sand Lake ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Sand Lake, the following might be of interest:
Communities near West Sand Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Sand Lake.
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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>
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Colonie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Mechanicville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- 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>
- Menands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
- Menands is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
- Wyantskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Ravena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
- Ravena is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <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 West Sand Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sand Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Sand Lake. 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 West Sand Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sand Lake. See our Newspapers Page for West Sand Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sand Lake ...
Looking for more information about West Sand Lake? 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 West Sand Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Sand Lake.
Adding West Sand Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Sand Lake 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 West Sand Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the West Sand Lake post office opened in 1834.
We also found West Sand Lake in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sand Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Sand Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.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 Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Sand Lake - 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 West Sand Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the West Sand Lake 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |