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Welcome to Albin ...

Albin is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Albin is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Albin: 662

Communities Also Named Albin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Albin - they are located in Minnesota, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Albin ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albin ...

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

Adding Albin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Albin post office opened in 1898.

We also found Albin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albin.

Footnotes ...

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

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