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West Albany is an unincorporated community in West Albany Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.

West Albany
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°18′05″N 92°17′08″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Wabasha County
Township	West Albany Township
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55041 and 55957
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	655003[1]

Geography

The community is located between Zumbro Falls and Wabasha along State Highway 60 (MN 60) near the intersection with 310th Avenue. Spring Creek and West Albany Creek meet at West Albany. The Zumbro River is nearby. Nearby places include Millville, Lake City, Zumbro Falls, Theilman, and Wabasha.

History

West Albany was platted in 1857, and named after Albany, New York, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.[2] A post office called West Albany was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1881.[3]

References

"West Albany, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 559.
"Wabasha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Wabasha
Cities	Bellechester‡ Elgin Hammond Kellogg Lake City‡ Mazeppa Millville Minneiska‡ Plainview Wabasha Zumbro Falls	Map of Minnesota highlighting Wabasha County
Townships	Chester Elgin Gillford Glasgow Greenfield Highland Hyde Park Lake Mazeppa Minneiska Mount Pleasant Oakwood Pepin Plainview Watopa West Albany Zumbro
Unincorporated communities	Bear Valley Camp Lacupolis Conception Dumfries Jarrett Maple Springs Oak Center Reads Landing South Troy Theilman Weaver West Albany West Newton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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