Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Albany came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Albany in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Albany. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Albany data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Albany:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Albany was listed as Albany Courthouse.

Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

Albany is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Albany in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Albany for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Albany. See our Misc Page for Albany for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Albany:

Albany was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Albany: www.ci.albany.or.us/

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/