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Welcome to Allison ...

Allison is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Allison is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Allison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Allison: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Allison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Allison: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 23 communities that are also named Allison - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (3), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allison.

Communities near Allison ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allison.

  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eutaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forkland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Akron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Epes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Boligee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Geiger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Miller
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Miller is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Allison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allison.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allison.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allison. See our Newspapers Page for Allison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allison ...

Looking for more information about Allison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Allison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allison.

Adding Allison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Allison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Allison post office opened in 1921. The Allison post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Allison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Allison area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/