Welcome to Albion ...

Albion is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Albion is located in Red River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Albion is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Albion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Albion: (903)

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Albion - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Albion ...

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

• Idabel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Idabel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Clarksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Valliant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Valliant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Wright City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wright City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Detroit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Detroit
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Fort Towson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fort Towson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Millerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Millerton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Garvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Garvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Swink
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Swink
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Red River County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Greenwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albion ...

Looking for more information about 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Albion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Albion.

Adding Albion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Albion post office opened in 1886.

We also found Albion in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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