Welcome to New Albion ...
New Albion is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Albion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.
New Albion is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Albion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New Albion: 716 & 624<3>
Communities Also Named New Albion ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Albion - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Albion.
Communities near New Albion ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Albion.
- Salamanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salamanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
- Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <5>
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
- Gowanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
- Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <5>
- Falconer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
- Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <5>
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
- Little Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
- Little Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Valley <5>
- Cattaraugus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
- Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <5>
- Forestville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
- Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <5>
- East Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- South Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dayton
- South Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Dayton <5>
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 New Albion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Albion.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Albion. 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 New Albion.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albion. See our Newspapers Page for New Albion.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Albion ...
Looking for more information about New Albion? 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 New Albion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Albion.
Adding New Albion to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Albion 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 New Albion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the New Albion post office opened in 1832.
We also found New Albion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Albion.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Albion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Albion - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the New Albion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the New Albion area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |