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We found 36 communities that share the name Albion.
Within Illinois, the name Albion is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
White County
This Albion is located in White County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Albion.
British Columbia
This Albion lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
California
Mendocino County
This Albion is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Albion.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Albion is located in New Castle County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Albion.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Albion is located in Hillsborough County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Albion.
Levy County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Albion [Levy County].
Idaho
Cassia County
This Albion is located in Cassia County and lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Albion.
Indiana
Noble County
This Albion is located in Noble County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Albion.
Scott County
This Albion is located in Scott County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Albion.
Iowa
Marshall County
This Albion is located in Marshall County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Albion.
Kansas
Harper County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Harper County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Albion.
Republic County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Albion [Republic County].
Maine
Kennebec County
This Albion is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Albion.
Michigan
Calhoun County
This Albion is located in Calhoun County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Albion.
Houghton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Albion [Houghton County].
Minnesota
Wright County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Albion [Wright County].
Montana
Carter County
This Albion is located in Carter County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Albion.
Nebraska
Boone County
This Albion is located in Boone County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Albion.
New Jersey
Camden County
This Albion is located in Camden County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Albion.
New York
Orleans County
This Albion is located in Orleans County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Albion.
North Carolina
Surry County
This Albion is located in Surry County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Albion.
North Dakota
Stutsman County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Albion [Stutsman County].
Ohio
Ashland County
This Albion is located in Ashland County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Albion.
Licking County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Albion.
Oklahoma
Pushmataha County
This Albion is located in Pushmataha County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pushmataha County community of Albion.
Ontario
This Albion lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
Pennsylvania
Erie County
This Albion is located in Erie County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Albion.
Jefferson County
This Albion is located in Jefferson County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Albion.
Prince Edward Island
This Albion lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
Rhode Island
Providence County
This Albion is located in Providence County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Albion.
South Carolina
Fairfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Albion [Fairfield County].
South Dakota
Edmunds County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Albion [Edmunds County].
Texas
Red River County
This Albion is located in Red River County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Albion.
Washington
Whitman County
This Albion is located in Whitman County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Albion.
West Virginia
Nicholas County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Albion [Nicholas County].
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Albion is located in Dane County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north of the Albion that is located in Edwards County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Albion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Albion ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Albion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Albion and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Albion to Springfield, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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: 38.3767, Longitude: -88.0581 In this case, the coordinates for Albion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Albion could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Albion to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.675 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.113 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.715 degrees.