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Welcome to Alburg ...

Alburg is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Alburg is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alburg: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Alburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alburg - it's located in Vermont.

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

Communities near Alburg ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alburg ...

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

Adding Alburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alburg 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 Alburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Alburg in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Alburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Alburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.