Welcome to Allison ...

Allison is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Allison is located in Wheeler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Allison is 2,600 feet [792 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Allison is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Allison is located in the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Allison: 79003<3>

Communities Also Named Allison ...

While we believe that this Allison is located in Wheeler County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Allison. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hood and Wise County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Wheeler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
• Reydon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
  • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <4>
• Mobeetie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobeetie
  • Mobeetie is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobeetie <4>
• Sweetwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Zybach ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
  • Zybach is located in Wheeler County
• Briscoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
  • Briscoe is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briscoe <4>
• Durham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Twitty
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
• Crawford
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Mayfield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Allison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Allison post office opened in 1929.

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 Texas: https://texas.gov/