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Albany Junction

Ghost town · Gentry County, Missouri

Darlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Darlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Albany Junction is a ghost town in Gentry County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Gentry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 61st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Albany Junction as a historical populated place on the Albany South topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2269° N, 94.3691° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbany South
Elevation834 ft
Nearest living townAlbany, MO
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID740620
Coordinates40.22694, -94.36912

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What's there now

Albany Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albany, MO (population 1,855), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 834 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Albany Junction?

Albany Junction is in Gentry County, Missouri, at 40.2269, -94.3691.

How many ghost towns are in Gentry County?

Gentry County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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