Welcome to Albaton ...

Albaton is located in Monona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Albaton is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Albaton: (712)

Communities near Albaton ...

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

• Sergeant Bluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
  • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <4>
• Onawa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
  • Onawa is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <4>
• Dakota City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <4>
• Sloan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <4>
• Winnebago
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
  • Winnebago is located in Thurston County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
• Walthill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
  • Walthill is located in Thurston County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <4>
• Lyons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Burt County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Whiting
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Whiting is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <4>
• Homer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Bancroft
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Cuming County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <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 Albaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albaton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albaton ...

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

Adding Albaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albaton 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 Albaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Albaton post office opened in 1877.

We also found Albaton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albaton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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