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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Allison (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Allison. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Allison is located in Bryan County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

Below are the counties that are near Allison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allison:

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Allison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Calera
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <2>
    • Achille
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <2>
    • Durant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Colbert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hendrix
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <2>
    • Kemp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>
    • Yarnaby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
    • Platter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Mead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bentley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
  • Choctaw County
    • Boswell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Bee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
    • Milburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <2>
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tishomingo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <2>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • McBride
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
    • New Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
    • Little City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • Kingston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
    • Shay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
    • Madill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ravenna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ivanhoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <2>
    • Boyd
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Telephone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ector
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ector
      • Ector is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ector <2>
    • Bonham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <2>
    • Carson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Edhube
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Red River City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Denison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Frontier Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Twin City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Bells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <2>
    • Pottsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Knollwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Sherman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <2>
    • Ida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Whiterock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Locust
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allison, see our County-by-County Page for Allison.

Newspapers Published in Allison ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allison, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allison.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Allison:

Cemeteries Near Allison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allison.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.

  • Burney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Cemetery
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Durant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98637 <4>
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Garden of Memory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yarnaby Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yarnaby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarnaby Cemetery
  • Burris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burris Cemetery
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (247 more) ...
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Willis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Platter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platter Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Allison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allison.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.

  • Ray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Denison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Duplex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Preston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Ravenna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivanhoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Bells
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <2>
  • Savoy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Savoy is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <2>
  • Telephone
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Sherman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ector
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ector
      • Ector is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ector <2>
    • Lamasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
      • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Grayson County (TX)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allison.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 33.8959, Longitude: -96.3717       In this case, the coordinates for Allison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.




 

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