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Welcome to Allison ...

Allison is located in Nodaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Allison is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Allison: 660

Communities Also Named Allison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Allison - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (3), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allison.

Communities near Allison ...

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

  • Maryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
  • Grant City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Burlington Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Market
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Ravenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Blockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Shambaugh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Gravity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allison ...

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

Adding Allison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allison in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Allison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Allison post office opened in 1883. The Allison post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allison - 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/