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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 hospitals and doctors 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 Wise County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.

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:

  • Wise County     (The home county of Allison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Slidell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bluett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Greenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Herman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Decatur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rhome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Boyd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Rosston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Era
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Valley View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Myra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Muenster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Burns City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Lindsay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Stony
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Ponder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Krum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • DISH
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Justin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Northlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Argyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • New Harp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Forestburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Sunset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dye
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Fruitland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Salona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Saint Jo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Reno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Springtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Azle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Sanctuary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Agnes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Goshen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Carter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
    • Pecan Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Haslet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Keller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saginaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Watauga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bransford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Smithfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Lakeside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Colleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allison - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Stony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
  • Akain Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Krum Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Annaville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Knox Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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.

  • Stony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Slidell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Decatur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Herman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Drop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Krum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
  • Bolivar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Justin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rhome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Sanger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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.

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 76 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 professional and volunteer 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.