Allsboro, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
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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.
History
Demographics
Allsboro
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
Allsboro Precinct (1890-1950)
The Allsboro Beat/Precinct (Colbert County 15th Precinct) first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census.[7] 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.[8]
Gallery
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
