About Albany, Illinois

Albany is a village in Whiteside County on the Mississippi River. Its history goes back to 1835, followed by the community's layout in 1837 and the arrival of a Western Union construction train in 1865. The 2020 census counted 864 residents.

  • First ClaimsMitchell and Edward Corbin came from Ohio in 1835 and claimed areas later known as Upper and Lower Albany.
  • Name and LayoutThe community was laid out in 1837 and named for Albany, New York, the former home of many early settlers.
  • Railroad ArrivalThe first Western Union construction train entered Albany around the middle of November 1865.
  • 2020 PopulationThe 2020 census recorded 864 people in Albany.
  • Local School DistrictAlbany is served by River Bend Community Unit District 2.

Find your street

Names on the Albany map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks1

  • Oakridge Cemetery

Streets and roads54

  • Waller Road
  • East Main Street
  • South Main Street
  • Garret Street
  • Garrett Road
  • Fourth Avenue South
  • South Water Street
  • First Avenue
  • Twelfth
  • Fifth Avenue South
  • North Bluff Street
  • South Church Street
  • Water Street
  • Chippewa Trail
  • Cherry Street
  • Fourth Avenue North
  • South Bluff Street
  • North Lime Street
  • County Highway 13
  • Stone Road
  • Stone Street
  • South Cherry Street
  • Second Avenue North
  • North Church Street
  • North Water Street
  • Riverview Drive
  • Sycamore Street
  • Tenth Avenue North
  • Third Avenue South
  • Second Avenue South
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  • Tenth Avenue South
  • Third Avenue North
  • Ninth Avenue South
  • Seventh Avenue South
  • Ridge Street
  • Second Avenue
  • Fifth Avenue North
  • North Main Street
  • West Church Street
  • Cherokee Court
  • Eleventh Avenue South
  • Ninth Avenue North
  • Seventh Avenue North
  • Pheasant Ridge Drive
  • Eighth Avenue South
  • South Park Avenue
  • North Park Avenue
  • Pueblo Trail
  • Spring Creek Court
  • North Twelfth Avenue
  • Sixth Avenue South
  • Sixth Avenue North
  • Twelfth Avenue South
  • Kickapoo Court

Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.

The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

The Details

About This Print

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Materials & Craftsmanship

A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.

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