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The Town of Albion in Orleans County, New York is centrally located in the county. The town contains part of the Village of Albion, for which it was named. Bureaucrats created the township in 1875 by dividing the Town of Barre. The population in 1890 was 1,304; in 2000 it was 8,042. The village of Albion is partly in the Town of Albion and Gaines. Pioneers settled Albion in 1812 and called it Newport until it was incorporated in 1828 as the Village of Albion. At that time, the village was entirely within the Town of Barre. Albion became the county seat in 1825. The Erie Canal passes through the town and village. The area is the center of the Medina sandstone industry, and supports fertile agricultural lands. Also, the Orleans and Albion Correctional Facilities are located there. Note: there is another Town of Albion in Oswego County, New York.

On-line Data

The Town of Albion by Edith W. Anderson, Town of Albion Historian (September 1992)
posted on the Orleans County Historical Association website.

The Bridge Accident at Albion 1859 - Newspaper accounts of the Erie Canal bridge collapse that killed nearly 20 people.

 

Places to Start Your Off-line Research
Swan Library
4 N. Main Street
Albion, New York 14411
Phone: 585-589-4246
FAX: 585-589-2473		 Daughters of the American Revolution
249 N. Main Street
Albion, New York 14411
Phone: 585-589-9118

Town of Albion Village of Albion
Town of Albion Clerk
Sarah Basinait
3665 Clarendon Rd
Albion, New York 14411
Phone: 585-589-7048
Fax: 585-589-0669
Vital Statistics records for the Town of Albion start in 1883.		 Village of Albion Clerk
Kathleen Ludwick
35-37 Bank Street
Albion, New York 14411
Phone: 585-589-9176
Fax: 585-589-1218
Vital Statistics records for the Village of Albion start in 1890.
Town of Albion Historian
Cheryl Staines
PO Box 366
Albion, NY 14411
Phone: 585-589-2674		 Village of Albion Historian
Neil Johnson
18 West Avenue
Albion, New York 14411
Phone: (585) 589-7714

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