Rensselaer County, New York · Est. 1796
The hamlet of Speigletown,
all in one place.
Part town hall, part action group, part community paper — public safety, local government, services, businesses, and neighbors, gathered where you can actually find them.
The Speigletown Reader
All news & issues →Welcome to Speigletown, online at last
Our hamlet finally has one place that pulls together public safety, town government, local services, businesses, and neighbors. Here's what you'll find and how to help build it.
Read the story →Reminder: Town Board meets the second Wednesday each month
Speigletown is part of the Town of Schaghticoke. The Town Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals all meet monthly and are open to the public — here's the schedule.
Have your say: traffic and safety along Route 40
Route 40 is Speigletown's main street. Speeding, crossings, and shoulders come up again and again. If we gather specifics, we can bring them to the Town and the state as one voice.
Monthly firehouse breakfast returns
The Speigletown Fire Company hosts community breakfasts through the year — a great, low-key way to meet neighbors and support the volunteers who keep us safe.
Get involved
See something? Say something. Change something.
A community is more than an address. Raise a local issue, submit news, add your business, or find a group to join.
About the hamlet
Speigletown is a hamlet in the Town of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York, strung along State Route 40 northeast of Troy near the Hudson River. Permanent settlement dates to the 1660s; the name traces to the early Dutch Vanderspiegel family, and the village first appeared on an 1796 survey map as "Dort."
Once a farming crossroads with hotels, a tea room, and a dairy bar, it grew into the close-knit residential community it is today. There's a lot of history here — and it's still being written.
Explore our historyNearby
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