Welcome to Albion ...

Albion is located in Carter County<1>.

The location of Albion has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Albion: AL-bee-un<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Albion is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Albion is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Albion lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Albion is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Albion - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Albion ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Albion.

• Alzada
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alzada
  • Alzada is located in Carter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alzada <5>
• Capitol
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Capitol is located in Carter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitol <5>
• Camp Crook
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Crook
  • Camp Crook is located in Harding County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Crook <5>

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 Albion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Albion. 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 Albion.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albion ...

Looking for more information about Albion? 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 Albion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Albion.

Adding Albion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albion 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 Albion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Albion post office opened in 1914.

We also found Albion on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Montana: https://mt.gov/