St. Albans is located in
Franklin County, 28 miles north of
Burlington near
Lake Champlain along Interstate 89 near St. Albans Bay. St. Albans was incorporated as a village in 1859, then as a city in 1902.
Historically, St. Albans has been known as "Railroad City" - the town was a link on the Underground Railroad and a notorious smuggling center in the 1800s. The northernmost engagement of the Civil War happened here, known as the St. Albans Raid.
St. Albans is part of the Burlington, Vermont metro area.
