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We found 23 communities that share the name Allison.
Within Arkansas, the name Allison is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Greene County
This Allison is located in Greene County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southeast of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Allison.
Jackson County
This Allison is located in Jackson County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Allison.
California
San Diego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Allison [San Diego County].
Colorado
La Plata County
This Allison is located in La Plata County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Allison.
Illinois
Lawrence County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Allison [Lawrence County].
Indiana
Warren County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Allison [Warren County].
Iowa
Butler County
This Allison is located in Butler County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the north of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Allison.
Kansas
Decatur County
This Allison is located in Decatur County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Allison.
Minnesota
Pope County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Allison [Pope County].
Missouri
Nodaway County
This Allison is located in Nodaway County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Allison.
Nevada
Eureka County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Allison.
New Brunswick
This Allison lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
New Mexico
Grant County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Allison.
McKinley County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Allison [McKinley County].
North Carolina
Caswell County
This Allison is located in Caswell County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Allison.
Oklahoma
Bryan County
This Allison is located in Bryan County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Allison.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Allison.
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
This Allison is located in Fayette County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Allison.
Texas
Hood County
This Allison is located in Hood County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hood County community of Allison.
Wheeler County
This Allison is located in Wheeler County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Allison.
Wise County
This Allison is located in Wise County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the west southwest of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Allison.
Virginia
Wythe County
This Allison is located in Wythe County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the east of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Allison.
Washington
Pierce County
This Allison is located in Pierce County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Allison that is located in Stone County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Allison.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allison ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allison and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Allison to Little Rock, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,254 miles [8,455.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9367, Longitude: -92.1174 In this case, the coordinates for Allison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Allison could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Allison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.174 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.666 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.089 degrees.