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Welcome to Albany ...

So far, we found very little information about Albany. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Albany to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Albany, please Contact Us.

Albany would have been located within present day Caddo Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albany, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

When the people of Albany referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Albanian<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Albany is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Albany was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Albany was located: 318 & 457<5>

Communities Also Named Albany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Albany: This one is located in Caddo Parish and the other is located in Livingston Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 33 communities that are also named Albany - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Albany ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bossier City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vivian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Haughton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Blanchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waskom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <6>
  • Benton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oil City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mooringsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Adding Albany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albany in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Albany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Albany post office opened in 1849. The Albany post office closed in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albany.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Albany refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Albany may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Albany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Albany area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Albany area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/