Allisona, Tennessee
Encyclopedia
Allisona is an unincorporated community
in Rutherford
and Williamson
counties in the U.S. state
of Tennessee
.
Tennessee State Route 11
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
.
Allisona formerly had a post office
. 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, had an estate near Allisona, where he is buried.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Rutherford
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Rutherford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, it is the state's fifth-largest county by population with 262,604 people, an increase of 44.3 percent over the 2000 population of 182,023. Its county seat is Murfreesboro, which is also the geographic...
and Williamson
Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010 US Census, the population was 183,182. The County's seat is Franklin, and it is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, a...
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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Tennessee State Route 11
Tennessee State Route 11
State Route 11 is a mostly unsigned south–north highway that goes from the Alabama border in Giles County, Tennessee to the Kentucky border in Montgomery County.- Route description :...
runs through the community, which is the location of the James Wilhoite House
James Wilhoite House
The James Wilhoite House is a historic Italianate style house in Allisona, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The property is also known as the Reed Corlette House....
, which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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Allisona formerly had a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
. Newton Cannon
Newton Cannon
Newton Cannon was an American politician who was a member of the Tennessee State Senate from 1811 to 1812 and 1829 to 1830, the U.S. House of Representatives from 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to 1823, and Governor of the U.S...
, 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, had an estate near Allisona, where he is buried.