The location of Allsop
Welcome to Allsop ...
Allsop is located in Calhoun County.
The location of Allsop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Allsop is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Allsop lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Allsop (for example, toward Cedartown (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Telephone area codes for Allsop: (256) and (938)<3>
Communities near Allsop ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Allsop and not the distance if driven.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Centre [Map] | 3,498 | N | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
| Gadsden [Map] | 35,409 | W | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Glencoe [Map] | 5,152 | W | 12 miles [19.3 km] |
| Hokes Bluff [Map] | 4,269 | W | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| Jacksonville [Map] | 12,612 | S | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| Leesburg [Map] | 1,021 | N | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Allsop.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Allsop. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allsop. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allsop.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allsop:
Websites for Allsop ...
| Chamber of Commerce: | www.calhounchamber.com/ |
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allsop ...
Looking for more information about Allsop? 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.
Looking for more information about Allsop? 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 Allsop, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allsop.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allsop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allsop) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allsop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9412, Longitude: -85.7164 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Allsop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Allsop. |