Albany is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
[1] 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.
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