Albany, Ray County, Missouri

Albany is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Albany was laid out in 1854, and most likely was named after Albany, New York.^[2] A variant name was "Ada".^[1] A post office called Ada was established in 1864, and remained in operation until 1873.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Albany
↑ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Ray County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Richmond
Cities	Camden Crystal Lakes Excelsior Springs‡ Fleming Hardin Henrietta Lawson‡ Orrick Richmond Wood Heights
Villages	Elmira Excelsior Estates‡ Homestead
Townships	Camden Crooked River Fishing River Grape Grove Knoxville Orrick Polk Richmond
CDP	Rayville
Other unincorporated communities	Albany Dockery Elkhorn Floyd Georgeville Knoxville Lakeview Millville Morton New Garden Regal Rockingham Russellville Sandals St. Cloud Stet‡ Swanwick Taitsville Tinney Grove Vibbard
Ghost town	Ovid
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°13′24″N 94°06′48″W / 39.22333°N 94.11333°W / 39.22333; -94.11333

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