History
The Albin area was settled in the 1880's by Swedish immigrants, but the town of Albin, like several small towns in Wyoming, 18 miles north of Pine Bluffs, came into being in 1928, when the Union Pacific Railroad came through the area to provide a shipping point for livestock and grain farmers. The town's name comes from Albin Anderson, who had a post office east of the present town site. When the railroad came through, he took the post office, general store and residence and moved into town to the west. Long time residents of Albin remember the UP train stopped twice a day and picked up cream and eggs for sale in Cheyenne and those sales produced their "cash money". Today, Albin still serves as the center for the surrounding farming and livestock operations. It is growing due to the influence of a state of the art swine production business and proximity to the state capitol. A community recreation center was constructed in 1995, along with several new houses.