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History · Albany

Albany’s post office opened in 1894

Most of Albany was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1957 on.

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How Albany began

When was Albany founded?

1894

The Albany post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 118132 years
Founding year: the first Albany post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Albany’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Albany are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Albany’s history is told.

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The story so far

Albany, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Albany yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Albany is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community located in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States, on State Highway 70E. The post office opened July 10, 1894. The community was named for Albany, New York. The population is 118 from the 2020 census, a decrease from 143 in 2010. The area code is 580.

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 143 to 118 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Albany on the map, 1957 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Albany. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Albany on the 1957 USGS mapAlbany on the 1980 USGS map1957Wade sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Albany.

Famous people

Famous people close to Albany

Nobody well known was born in Albany itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chesley SullenbergerAmerican commercial airline pilot · b. 1951
John HillermanAmerican actor · b. 1932
Charlie ChristianAmerican swing and jazz guitarist · b. 1916
Fred NewhouseAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1948
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Karen DaltonAmerican musician · b. 1937
Kenny MarchantFormer U.S. Representative from Texas · b. 1951

Questions about Albany’s history

What year was Albany founded?

The Albany post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.