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Randall, New York

Coordinates: 42°54′41″N 074°26′40″W / 42.91139°N 74.44444°W / 42.91139; -74.44444
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Randall, New York
Randall is located in New York
Randall
Randall
Location within the state of New York
Randall is located in the United States
Randall
Randall
Randall (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°54′41″N 074°26′40″W / 42.91139°N 74.44444°W / 42.91139; -74.44444
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyMontgomery
Elevation302 ft (92 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Eastern (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code518
FIPS code04-60543
GNIS feature ID962166

Randall is a populated place situated in Montgomery County, New York, United States.[2] It is a hamlet in the northeastern part of the Town of Root on New York State Route 5S. Randall has an estimated elevation of 302 feet (92 m) above sea level.[1]

The area where Randall is now was originally named Yatesville. The name of Randall was adopted in 1863, at the suggestion of the first postmaster.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Randall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Randall (in Montgomery County, NY) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Frothingham, Washington (1892). "History of Montgomery County: Embracing Early Discoveries, the Advance of Civilization, the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson, the Inception and Development of Manufactures, with Town and Local Records, Also Military Achievements of Montgomery Patriots".