History · Glen Allan

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The story so far

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Glen Allan is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in far southern Washington County, Mississippi. It is situated immediately east of Lake Washington's southern shore. It has a post office, with the ZIP code 38744. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 298.

Half of its homes were built before 2001.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Glen Allan

1 place in Glen Allan is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Mississippiby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1982first listedLinden

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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