Welcome to Saint Albans ...

Saint Albans is located in Queens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Albans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Albans: St. Albans

Saint Albans is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Saint Albans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Saint Albans - they are located in Maine, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Albans ...

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

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Jersey City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• New Rochelle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Bayonne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• Hempstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• West New York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 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 Saint Albans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Albans.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Albans ...

Looking for more information about Saint Albans? 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 Saint Albans, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Albans.

Adding Saint Albans to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Saint Albans post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Albans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/