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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Albion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Albion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Albion, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Albion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Albion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Albion is historic, it would have been located within present day Nicholas County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Albion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albion:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Albion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Tipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
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- Keslers Cross Lanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Zela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Beech Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Runa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Muddlety
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Odell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Donald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Boone County
- Joes Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Strange Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Clem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Frametown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Little Birch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Mudfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Spread
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Widen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Bomont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Gould
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Procious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Valley Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Porter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Leander
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Romont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Victor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Ansted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Hawks Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Gauley Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Crichton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Orient Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Quinwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Charmco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Handley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Hollygrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Pratt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Ronda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
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- Dry Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Eskdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Cabin Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Piney View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Prosperity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stanaford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Abraham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Skelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- White Stick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Dorothy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Sweeneyburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Roane County
- Pigeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Summers County
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Upperglade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albion, see our County-by-County Page for Albion.
Cemeteries Near Albion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Albion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Albion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Legg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keenan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Restlawn Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Simms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Albion itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
- Leander
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Tipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Clifty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mountain Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Mount Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Zela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Ansted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
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- Hawks Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Gaymont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Gauley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albion.
Newspapers Published in Albion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Albion, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Albion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Albion:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Summers County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Albion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Albion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |