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Welcome to West Albany ...

West Albany is located in Wabasha County<1>.


The location of West Albany has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of West Albany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for West Albany: W. Albany

West Albany is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Albany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Albany - they are located in New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near West Albany ...

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

  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Zumbrota
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
    • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <4>
  • Pine Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
  • Wabasha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
    • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <4>
  • Oronoco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
    • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <4>
  • Goodhue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
    • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <4>
  • Elgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Mazeppa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pepin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
    • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Albany ...

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

Adding West Albany to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Albany post office opened in 1857.

We also found West Albany in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Albany.

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

The official website for Wabasha County: www.co.wabasha.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Wabasha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Albany - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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