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Welcome to Allison Ferry ...

Allison Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Allison Ferry: Allison Fry. (or less commonly used: Allison Frry.)

Allison Ferry is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Allison Ferry: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Allison Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Allison Ferry - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Allison Ferry ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gastonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kannapolis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mooresville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allison Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allison Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Allison Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Allison Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.