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Today, there are 34 cities or towns in the world named Albany of those 28 are located in the United States. We happen to think our Albany is the best! US Cities. Albany, California. Albany, Georgia. Albany, Illinois. Albany Township, Illinois. Albany, Indiana. Albany, Iowa.
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Feb 17, 2022 · According to the city's website their first Mayor, Frank Roberts was actually from here - and their Albany was named in honor of him. So for this list, we feature all 26 cities and towns in the United States named Albany. Some states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Minnesota even have multiple municipalities named Albany/
There are 26 places in the world named Albany! Albany can be found in 5 countries throughout the world. In some countries the place can be found more than once. For example America, Jamaica and Canada. America has the highest number of places called Albany, spread accross 20 regions.
- Albany
- Schenectady
- Troy
- Rensselaer
- Cohoes
- Niskayuna
- Saratoga Springs
- Ballston Spa
- Clifton Park
- Amsterdam
According to Discover Albany, Albany was named after the Duke of York’s Scottish title, “Duke of Albany” in 1664 when the English took control of the area. Before being named Albany, the settlement was called Beverwyck (“beaver district”) after the animal created a fur trade for the Dutch.
The area that is now Schenectady was originally the land of the Mohawk tribe of the Iroquois Nation, said the City of Schenectady website. When Dutch settlers arrived in the Hudson Valley in the 17th century, the Mohawk called the settlement at Fort Orange “Schau-naugh-ta-da,” meaning “over the pine plains.” Eventually, Dutch settlers started using...
According to U.S.History.com, the area that was to become Troy was first settled by the Vanderheyden family, who decided around the time of the American Revolution to subdivide their farms to create a town. The town was formed in 1786, but in 1789 the residents chose to rename it Troy, after the ancient city located in present-day Turkey.
Rensselaer and Rensselaer County were named after Kilean Van Rensselaer, according to the Rensselaer County website. In 1629, Van Rensselaer established the feudal manor of Rensselaerwyck. The portion in Rensselaer County was 24 miles long and ran along the Hudson River to include what is now known as Schodack, Nassau, North and East Greenbush, San...
According to CityTownInfo.com, Cohoes derives its name from a Mohawk expression meaning “Place of the Falling Canoe,” in reference to the Cohoes waterfall. Cohoes was incorporated as a village in 1848, and reincorporated as a city in 1869.
The name Niskayuna is derived from the Connestigione Indians who occupied the area when the Dutch arrived around 1642. According to the Town of Niskayuna website, the name, meaning “extensive corn flats,” evolved from the original “Canastagione.”
The area springs attracted settlers to the region in the early 1800s. Mineral water, for drinking and bathing, caused the explosive development of the city, said the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center website. The springs are the only naturally carbonated mineral springs east of the Rocky Mountains. Before being named Saratoga Springs, t...
According to the Village of Ballston Spa website, the area had been named “Ball’s Town” or “Ballston” after the Rev. Eliphalet Ball. A Presbyterian minister of Bedford, Ball was contracted to find buyers for the portion of the Kayaderosseras Patent that had been set aside to pay administrative and surveying costs. The commissioners referred to the ...
The town has been called Clifton Park since a land patent by that name was created in 1708 by Queen Anne of England. Native People referred to this patent as Shenendehowa (a grassy plain). According to the New York Almanack website, Clifton, meaning place on a cliff, takes its name from the cliffs along the Mohawk River near Rexford. During the fir...
According to the City of Amsterdam website, Amsterdam is named after the capital of the Netherlands to honor its early Dutch settlers. The name was officially chosen in 1804.
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Sep 1, 2023 · Albany, Wyoming. The Albany in California, Georgia, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon are all named in honor of Albany, New York. Albany, Texas is named in honor of...
Mar 10, 2024 · There are 34 cities or towns in the world named Albany, and 28 of them are located in the United States. These cities were named after the original Albany in New York and reflect its historical significance as an early settlement in the country.
Mar 15, 2012 · There's an Albany in at least 23 other states (Wisconsin has two towns and a village by that name). No doubt any number of these Albanies were named for the auld sod across the pond, but a surprising number were named for the city on the banks of the Hudson. Georgia.