Welcome to Allison ...

Allison is located in Bryan County<1>.

The location of Allison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Allison is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Allison is located in the (580) area code.

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, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, 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.

• 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 <4>
• Durant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Pottsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsboro
  • Pottsboro is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsboro <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Colbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Colbert is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <4>
• Caddo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <4>
• Bokchito
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
  • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Silo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
  • Silo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 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 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 for Allison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Allison on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/