The town was named after the Breadalbane Region in Scotland by an early settler.

Castle Cumberland was a short-lived fortification in the town during the American Revolutionary War.

Broadalbin was created from the towns of Johnstown and Mayfield in 1793, before Fulton County was formed.

Broadalbin lost the southern part of the town in 1842 to form Perth.

Broadalbin is located along the eastern edge of Fulton County, at the southern end of Great Sacandaga Lake.

[3] New York State Route 29 crosses the center of the town, leading east to Saratoga Springs and west to Johnstown, the Fulton County seat.As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 5,066 people, 1,951 households and 1,404 families residing in the town.