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Beaver Dam

Ghost town · Albany County, New York

Albany quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Albany quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beaver Dam is a ghost town in Albany County, New York. It is one of 2 former communities in Albany County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beaver Dam as a historical populated place on the Delmar topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.5411° N, 73.7922° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDelmar
Elevation160 ft
Nearest living townCastleton-on-Hudson, NY
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2357071
Coordinates42.54111, -73.79222

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What's there now

Beaver Dam is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Castleton-on-Hudson, NY (population 1,524), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 160 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Beaver Dam?

Beaver Dam is in Albany County, New York, at 42.5411, -73.7922.

How many ghost towns are in Albany County?

Albany County, New York has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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