Allsboro, Alabama

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, though another source stated it was first established from 1848 to 1866 and resumed again from 1872 until being discontinued in 1955.

Demographics

Allsboro

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

Historic Demographics

Allsboro Precinct (1890-1950)

|align-fn=center The Allsboro Beat/Precinct (Colbert County 15th Precinct) first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census. 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.

Gallery

Below are photographs taken in Allsboro as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey: File:SOUTH END OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-1.tif|Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge File:NORTH END AND WEST SIDE OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-2.tif|Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge File:DETAIL OF N. SIDE OF BRIDGE - Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,2-1.tif|Underside of bridge File:VIEW THROUGH BRIDGE TOWARDS SOUTH - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-6.tif|View through bridge to the south File:SOUTH BANK FOUNDATION - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-5.tif|South Bank Bridge Foundation File:SOUTH SIDE OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-3.tif|South side of bridge File:FOUNDATION AT EAST END OF BRIDGE - Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,2-2.tif|East End Bridge Foundation File: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.tif|East End, Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge File:SOUTH SIDE - Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,2-3.tif|South Side View of Big Bear Creek File:FOUNDATION ON SOUTH END OF BRIDGE - Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge, Allsboro, Colbert County, AL HABS ALA,17-ALBO.V,1-4.tif|Foundation on south end of bridge File: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.tif|West end of Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge

References

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References

1. {{Cite GNIS. 113039. Allsboro (Colbert County, Alabama). June 24, 2013
2. Foscue, Virginia. ''Place Names in Alabama''. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.
3. "Current or Historic Place".
4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
5. (1880). "Table III - Population of Civil Divisions less than counties, in the aggregate at the Censuses of 1880 and 1870".
6. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
7. (1890). "Statistics of Population - Minor Civil Divisions 1880 and 1890 - Alabama".
8. (1960). "Number of Inhabitants - Alabama".