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History · Allisonia

Allisonia’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Allisonia. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Allisonia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Allisonia had a population of 111.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 117 to 111 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allisonia yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allisonia’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Allisonia

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Edith Bolling Galt WilsonEdith Bolling Galt WilsonWytheville · 20 miHenry KingHenry KingChristiansburg · 22 miSSekaRadford · 15 miMHMary HollandGalax · 22 miLKLouis KingChristiansburg · 22 miElbert Lee TrinkleElbert Lee TrinkleWytheville · 20 mi
By decade

Allisonia, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Allisonia is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Allisonia has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Draper Historic District in Draper, 4.8 miles away.

Allisonia and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Allisonia. Tap a dot.
Draper Historic DistrictDinwiddie Presbyterian Church and CemeteryCalfee Athletic FieldPulaski South Historic Residential and Industrial DistrictClaremont Elementary SchoolDalton Theatre Building

Closest to Allisonia

Draper Historic DistrictDraper · District4.8miDinwiddie Presbyterian Church and CemeteryAllisonia · Building5.1miCalfee Athletic FieldPulaski · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19357.8miPulaski South Historic Residential and Industrial DistrictPulaski · District8.2miClaremont Elementary SchoolPulaski · Building8.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Draper Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Allisonia?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Allisonia’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Pulaski📜 Dublin📜 Hillsville📜 Radford
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