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Allsboro
Unincorporated community
Big Bear Creek, Allsboro, 1936
Big Bear Creek, Allsboro, 1936
Allsboro, Alabama is located in Alabama
Allsboro, Alabama
Allsboro, Alabama
Location in Alabama
Country United States
State Alabama
County Colbert
Elevation
640 ft (195 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35616
Area code 256
GNIS feature ID 113039

Allsboro is a small, quiet community in Colbert County, Alabama, in the United States. It's not a city or town with its own government, but rather an "unincorporated community." This means it's a populated area that isn't part of an official city or town. You can find it in the far western part of the county, about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the town of Cherokee, close to the border with Mississippi.

History of Allsboro

Allsboro started as a settlement in the mid-1800s. It was named after the Alsobrook family, who were early settlers there. A post office opened in Allsboro in 1851. It operated for many years, helping people send and receive mail, until it closed in 1955.

Population Facts

Allsboro first appeared on the U.S. Census in 1880. At that time, it was listed as a small village.

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880 106 —
U.S. Decennial Census

After 1880, Allsboro was not listed separately as a village in later censuses.

Gallery

Below are photographs taken in Allsboro as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey. These pictures show some of the old covered bridges in the area:

  • SOUTH END OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-1

    Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge

  • NORTH END AND WEST SIDE OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-2

    Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge

  • DETAIL OF N. SIDE OF BRIDGE - Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,2-1

    Underside of bridge

  • VIEW THROUGH BRIDGE TOWARDS SOUTH - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-6

    View through bridge to the south

  • SOUTH BANK FOUNDATION - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-5

    South Bank Bridge Foundation

  • SOUTH SIDE OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-3

    South side of bridge

  • FOUNDATION AT EAST END OF BRIDGE - Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,2-2

    East End Bridge Foundation

  • East end of bridge (general view) - Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge, Highway to Allsboro Southwest of Cherokee, Cherokee, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-CHER.V,2-1

    East End, Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge

  • SOUTH SIDE - Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,2-3

    South Side View of Big Bear Creek

  • FOUNDATION ON SOUTH END OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-4

    Foundation on south end of bridge

  • West end of bridge - Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge, Highway to Allsboro Southwest of Cherokee, Cherokee, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-CHER.V,2-2

    West end of Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge

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