Albany, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Athens Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64402. The Survey maps it on the Albany South quadrangle. 1,679 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
On record in Albany
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Albany Carnegie Public Librarylisted 1990
Gentry County Courthouselisted 1980- Samuel and Pauline Peery Houselisted 2005
Population over time
2 figuresAlbany fell from 1,730 to 1,679 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,730 | |
| 2020 | 1,679 | -51 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1925 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Albany South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Maryville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Albany in 1992, burning about 5 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 February 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Albany: 11 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Raid Quarries Div Medusa Agg Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albany in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Hail | Albany | $5,600,000 | Windshield damage to cars. Roofs on many houses and businesses had shingle damage...along with broken windows |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | Barn destroyed also many large trees down and corn fields flattened. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | Severe Thunderstorms produced damaging winds north of Albany, causing light damage to a few buildings. Another line of storms later produced 60 mph winds as it passed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $4,000 | Thunderstorms produced winds gusts up to 60 mph as they moved through Gentry County. There were several reports of downed trees and powerlines. In Albany there was also a report of minor flash flooding. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | A machine shed was severely damaged, in thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. Some of the debris was carried a half mile downwind. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | Few power lines were reported down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | Power poles and lines downed. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $250 | Trees were reported down and a pontoon boat was thrown into a road. Power outages were reported in the town of Albany. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported near Albany. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Albany. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Social media report of hail slightly larger than golf balls east of Albany. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Albany | - | Two day Cocorahs rainfall report near Albany of 8.72 inches of rain. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Trees down on top of powerlines and transformer blown in Albany. Estimated wind gusts of 65 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Estimated 80 mph winds. Multiple trees and power lines downed across Albany. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Albany | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Albany. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A large tree was blocking the road on Henley St in Albany. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A very large tree was reported to have been blown over. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Albany | - | Several roads closed due to high water. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | 12 to 14 inch trees down. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Albany | - | Tornado touched down in open country 12 miles northeast of Albany near the Harrison county line.It then moved northeast into Harrison county. Viewed by storm chaser and videotaped. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement officials reported power lines, power poles, and 6-8 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Severe Thunderstorms produced damaging winds north of Albany, causing light damage to a few buildings. Another line of storms later produced 60 mph winds as it passed. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Junction (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Evona | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pinhook | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Effingham | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Darlington | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Carmack | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| McCurry | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Whitten | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Albany | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q945046 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713185. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






