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History · Allison Gap

22% of Allison Gap’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Allison Gap’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Allison Gap are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Allison Gap’s homes were built before 1955.
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The story so far

Allison Gap, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allison Gap yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Allison Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Smyth County, Virginia, United States.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Allison Gap

Nobody well known was born in Allison Gap itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Scott CooperAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, and pro… · b. 1970
Kathryn HarroldAmerican actress · b. 1950
Annie JonesAmerican sideshow performer · b. 1865
Fred M. WilcoxAmerican film director · b. 1907
Francis Preston BlairAmerican newspaper editor and presidential advi… · b. 1791
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Fred AllisonAmerican physicist · b. 1882
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cardwell TownLick Skillet
1cemetery inside Allison Gap
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.