Welcome to Albert ...

Albert is located in Harding County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Albert is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Albert is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Albert lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Albert, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Albert: (575)

Communities Also Named Albert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Albert: This one is located in Harding County and the other is located in Mora County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 17 communities that are also named Albert - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Albert ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Albert.

• Roy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
• Mosquero
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquero
  • Mosquero is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosquero <4>
• Solano
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano
  • Solano is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solano <4>
• Mills
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Mills is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <4>
• Gladstone
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
  • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albert ...

Looking for more information about Albert? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Albert, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Albert.

Adding Albert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Albert post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/