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Welcome to Allais ...

Allais is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allais, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Allais is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Allais lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Allais: 606

Communities near Allais ...

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

  • Hindman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pippa Passes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Hyden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vicco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Blackey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackey is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Buckhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jeff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Acup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Acup is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
  • Avawam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Avawam is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
  • Butterfly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Butterfly is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allais ...

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

Adding Allais to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allais 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 Allais was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Allais post office opened in 1922. The Allais post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allais.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allais - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/