Do you know of Albia ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Albia. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Albia.<1>

Our sources for Albia (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Albia other than they indicate that Albia would be found somewhere in Washington County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1873 and closed  in 1905.

Communities Also Named Albia ...

We found three communities that share the name Albia.

Within Kansas, the name Albia is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Albia [Monroe County].
  • Kentucky
    • Pulaski County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Albia [Pulaski County].
  • New York
    • Rensselaer County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Albia [Rensselaer County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Albia ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Albia:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Albia - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Washington County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Washington County.