Allisona is an unincorporated community in Rutherford and Williamson counties, Tennessee.[1]

Allisona, Tennessee
Allisona, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Allisona, Tennessee
Allisona, Tennessee
Allisona, Tennessee is located in the United States
Allisona, Tennessee
Allisona, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 86°41′31″W / 35.75472°N 86.69194°W / 35.75472; -86.69194
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesRutherford and Williamson
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code615
GNIS feature ID1304808[1]

Both U.S. Route 31A (State Route 11) and State Route 269 runs through the community, which is the location of the James Wilhoite House, which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Allisona formerly had a post office.[3] Newton Cannon, who represented Tennessee in the U.S. Congress from 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to 1823 and served as the state's governor from 1835 to 1839, and for whom Cannon County, Tennessee is named, had an estate near Allisona, where he is buried.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allisona, Tennessee
  2. ^ "National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allisona Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ United States Congress. "Newton Cannon (id: C000123)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

35°45′09″N 86°41′44″W / 35.752490°N 86.695430°W / 35.752490; -86.695430