Allison, Missouri

Allison is an extinct community in northeastern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Allison was established in 1883, and it remained in operation until 1901,[2] whereafter the mail delivery moved to Hopkins.[3] The community had the name of an early settler.[4]

Geography

Allison was located in northern Independence Township about 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Luteston,[5] 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Gaynor, and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Hopkins.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allison, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Martha L. "Towns, Post Offices, and Sites in Nodaway County". The Civil War and Nodaway County, Volume I and Volume II. ISBN 9780788495960.
  4. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Centennial map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1876". Library of Congress. Morehouse, Sisson & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Plat book of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1893". North West Publishing Co. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

40°32′44″N 94°42′24″W / 40.54568°N 94.70674°W / 40.54568; -94.70674

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