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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Albion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Albion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Albion is located in Cassia County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cassia County: Blaine, Jerome, Minidoka, Oneida, Power, Twin Falls, Elko (NV) & Box Elder (UT).

Below are the counties that are near Albion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albion:

  • Cassia County     (The home county of Albion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Declo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
      • Declo is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <2>
    • Elba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Malta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
    • Burley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Cassia County
    • Basin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Cassia County
    • Oakley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Almo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
      • Bridge is located in Cassia County
    • Sublett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
      • Sublett is located in Cassia County
    • Standrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
      • Standrod is located in Cassia County
    • Artesian City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
      • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
  • Minidoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Amalga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Minidoka County
    • Heyburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
      • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <2>
    • Rupert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <2>
    • Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Paul is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <2>
    • Acequia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
      • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Minidoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Twin Falls County
    • Murtaugh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Box Elder County (UT)
    • Standrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
      • Standrod is located in Box Elder County (UT)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albion, see our County-by-County Page for Albion.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Albion ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Albion. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Albion and those printed in the larger area surrounding Albion.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Albion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Albion:

Cemeteries Near Albion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albion.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Albion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.

  • Albion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Declo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elba Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gem Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Malta Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta Cemetery
  • Pella Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pella Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Pella.
    • The Pella Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pella Ward Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80600 <4>
  • Basin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Albion had a population of 179 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Albion had a population of 278 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.

  • Elba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Conant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Cassia County
  • Malta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
  • Basin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
    • Basin is located in Cassia County
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Cassia County
  • Oakley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Cassia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
  • Almo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bridge
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Cassia County
  • Sublett
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
    • Sublett is located in Cassia County
  • Minidoka
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Standrod
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
    • Standrod is located in Cassia County
  • Wapi
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapi
    • Wapi is located in Blaine County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albion.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Albion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cassia County: www.cassiacounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Albion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Albion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4107, Longitude: -113.5809       In this case, the coordinates for Albion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Albion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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