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Welcome to Allison ...

Allison is located in Jackson County<1>.

Allison is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Allison (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Allison: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Allison ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • South Pittsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henagar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Stevenson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cowan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <4>
  • Kimball
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
  • New Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Hollywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Skyline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Allison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. 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.