Allsboro, Alabama

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.

Allsboro
Unincorporated community
Big Bear Creek, Allsboro, 1936
Allsboro
Location in Alabama
Coordinates: 34°41′39″N 88°06′37″W [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyColbert
Elevation640 ft (195 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35616
Area code256
GNIS feature ID113039 [1]

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,[2] though another source stated it was first established from 1848-1866 and resumed again from 1872 until being discontinued in 1955.[3]

Demographics

Allsboro
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880106—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Allsboro first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village.[5] It did not appear separately as a village again. For precinct, see below.

Historic Demographics
Census
Year		 Population State
Place
Rank		 County
Place
Rank
1880[lower-alpha 1][6] 106 (-)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] 163rd (-) 4th (-)

Allsboro Precinct (1890-1950)
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890725—
1900651−10.2%
1910607−6.8%
192074021.9%
1930491−33.6%
19405369.2%
1950486−9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

The Allsboro Beat/Precinct (Colbert County 15th Precinct) first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census.[8] The village of Allsboro had previously been in the 6th beat (Dickson) in 1880 and the new 15th beat was subdivided from it. The Allsboro Precinct continued to report until 1950. In 1960, the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Cherokee.[9]

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

  • Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge
  • Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge
  • Underside of bridge
  • View through bridge to the south
  • South Bank Bridge Foundation
  • South side of bridge
  • East End Bridge Foundation
  • East End, Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge
  • South Side View of Big Bear Creek
  • Foundation on south end of bridge
  • West end of Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge

References

Notes
  1. 1st year Allsboro reported on census
  2. (-)Indicates no immediate prior population figure or rank
  3. Racial demographics not reported for places of less than 2,500 on 1880 census.

References
  1. "Allsboro (Colbert County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.
  3. http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalplaces/text/ColbertText.pdf
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-09.pdf
  6. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-09.pdf, 1880 AL Census
  7. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v1-07.pdf, 1890 AL Census
  9. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf, 1960 AL Census


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