Name: Albany

 

County: Albany

 

Authority Name: Albany (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1060755W

Latitude: 411103N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 8327/2538

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Railroad Station, Post Office, Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Named for the city of Albany, New York. Albany, New York was named for the Duke of York, whose Scotch title was "Duke of Albany," later James II of England.

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

Received its name from the county in which it is located.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Stewart

 

Alternative Spellings:

 

History:

 

Albany Post Office was established as Stewart Post Office on August 27, 1908 and changed to Albany on December 31, 1908. The first postmaster was Ben P. Wigton. It was discontinued in June, 1965 and its mail then handled at Laramie Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Postoffice and station on Laramie, Hahn's Peak and Pacific Railway in Albany County, 40 miles from Laramie.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

A postoffice and station on the Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern Railroad, 40 miles west of Laramie, the county seat and banking point. Has the best mineral exhibit in the State.

Source: Laramie City and Albany County Directory, 1924-1925

Stories:

 

Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Albany

 

Newspapers:

 

More Information: 

Laramie Republican

January 2, 1909

 

Pictures: