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Welcome to Allsboro ...

Allsboro is located in Colbert County<1>.

Allsboro was established in 1851.

Allsboro is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Allsboro: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Allsboro ...

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

  • Red Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Iuka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
  • Cherokee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tishomingo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Golden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
  • Paden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Good Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs

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 Allsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allsboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allsboro. 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 Allsboro.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allsboro ...

Looking for more information about Allsboro? 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 Allsboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allsboro.

Adding Allsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allsboro 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 Allsboro was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allsboro - 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 Allsboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Allsboro 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.