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History · Wynantskill

Wynantskill’s post office opened in 1826, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Wynantskill began

When was Wynantskill founded?

1826

The Wynantskill post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 4,050200 years
Founding year: the first Wynantskill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wynantskill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wynantskill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1826: 200 years of Wynantskill.Old housesHalf of Wynantskill’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Wynantskill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wynantskill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wynantskill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,050 at the 2020 census. Wynantskill is located at the northern town line and the northeastern corner of the town of North Greenbush. The community is a suburb of Troy. State Route 66 (Pawling Ave. in Troy, Main Ave. in Wynantskill) is the main route through the community. Wynantskill has a major grocery store, several banks and restaurants, a craft beverage store, convenience stores, hardware store and a post office with almost all houses located on side streets off Main Ave. Other major roads are Whiteview Road (NY 136), a primarily residential road that leads to US 4; and Wes…

Its first post office opened in 1826. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,276 to 4,050 (+24%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Wynantskill, decade by decade

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History across the town line

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North Greenbush3 historic placesC+Brunswick3 historic placesATroy66 historic placesA+

Questions about Wynantskill’s history

What year was Wynantskill founded?

The Wynantskill post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.