Allsboro, Alabama

Allsboro
Unincorporated community
Allsboro

Location in Alabama

Coordinates: 34°41′39″N 88°06′37″W / 34.69417°N 88.11028°W / 34.69417; -88.11028Coordinates: 34°41′39″N 88°06′37″W / 34.69417°N 88.11028°W / 34.69417; -88.11028 [1]
Country United States
State Alabama
County Colbert
Elevation[1] 640 ft (195 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 35616
Area code 256
GNIS feature ID 113039 [1]

Allsboro is a populated place in Colbert County, Alabama, United States.[1] This unincorporated community is located in the far western area of the county, about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the town of Cherokee, near the Mississippi state border.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880106—
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Allsboro was listed on the 1880 U.S. Census as having 106 persons. It has not appeared on the census before or since.

History

Allsboro was settled in the mid-19th century and named for the family of Bradley Alsobrook. A post office was established in Allsboro in 1851, but it has since been discontinued.[3]

Below are photographs taken in Allsboro as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Allsboro (Colbert County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.


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