The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Allendale was platted in 1855 by Joel and William Allen, and named for them. It was initially named Allenville but was later changed to avoid mailing confusion with another town named Allenville. A post office called Allendale has been in operation since 1861. The population in the 1870s was about 300.
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Start Allendale’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allendale’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Allendale, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Allendale is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Allendale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Worth Count Courthouse in Grant City, 6.3 miles away.
Allendale and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.