Welcome to Albin ...

Albin is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Albin is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Albin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Albin is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Albin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Albin - they are located in Minnesota, Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Albin.

Communities near Albin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Albin.

• Tutwiler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
  • Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <3>
• Ruleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleville
  • Ruleville is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruleville <3>
• Charleston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
• Drew
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Drew is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <3>
• Schlater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
  • Schlater is located in Leflore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
• Sumner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Glendora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
  • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <3>
• Rome
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Sunflower County
• Minter City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
  • Minter City is located in Leflore County
• Vance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
  • Vance is located in Quitman County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Albin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Albin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Albin. See our Newspapers Page for Albin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albin ...

Looking for more information about Albin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Albin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Albin.

Adding Albin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Albin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Albin post office opened in 1898.

We also found Albin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/