Welcome to Allen ...
So far, we found very little information about Allen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Allen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allen, please Contact Us.
Allen would have been located within present day Pima County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Allen, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Time Zone: The area where Allen was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
The location where Allen once stood is in the (520) area code.
Communities Also Named Allen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allen.
Communities near Allen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allen.
- Nolic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolic
- Nolic is located in Pima County
- Ak Chin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
- Ak Chin is located in Pima County
- Pisinemo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisinemo
- Pisinemo is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisinemo <4>
- Ko Vaya
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Vaya
- Ko Vaya is located in Pima County
- Gu Oidak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu Oidak
- Gu Oidak is located in Pima County
- Santa Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa is located in Pima County
- Wahak Hotrontk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahak Hotrontk
- Wahak Hotrontk is located in Pima County
- Anegam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anegam
- Anegam is located in Pima County
- Comobabi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comobabi
- Comobabi is located in Pima County
- Sells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells
- Sells is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sells <4>
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 Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allen. 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 Allen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen. See our Newspapers Page for Allen.
Adding Allen to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Allen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Allen post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |