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Mckownville
Hamlet in New York, United States

Mckownville

McKownville is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States.

It lies along the eastern border of the town with the city of Albany. McKownville is a heavily developed suburb of Albany and is home to many strip malls, shopping centers, and a portion of the University at Albany, SUNY and is bisected by U.S. Route 20. McKownville is named for John McKown and family, early settlers from the late 18th century.

How locals move

Getting around Mckownville the local way

  • Go nextVisitors to the Albany area should consider day trips to destinations in the Berkshires of western Mass., including Tanglewood, Mass MoCA, and the Clark Art Institute.

From Wikivoyage: Albany (New York), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Tyler A. McNeil (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.