Welcome to Albion ...

Albion is located in Ashland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Albion is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Albion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Albion: (419) and (567)<3>

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Albion: This one is located in Ashland County and the other is located in Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, 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 10 communities that are near Albion.

• Wooster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>
• Medina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Ashland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Rittman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman
  • Rittman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rittman <4>
• Wellington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Lodi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <4>
• Lagrange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
  • Lagrange is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <4>
• Seville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <4>
• New London
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Creston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>

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 1835.

We also found Albion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/