Welcome to Abbeyville ...
Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Abbeyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Abbeyville is 9,930 feet [3,027 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Abbeyville is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Abbeyville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Abbeyville: (970)
The community of Abbeyville was previously named Hillerton.
Communities Also Named Abbeyville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Abbeyville - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abbeyville.
Communities near Abbeyville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abbeyville.
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
- Pitkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <4>
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Winfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Ohio City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <4>
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
- Vicksburg has also been known as:
- Vicksburg Mining Camp
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Abbeyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abbeyville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abbeyville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abbeyville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbeyville. See our Newspapers Page for Abbeyville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbeyville ...
Looking for more information about Abbeyville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Abbeyville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abbeyville.
Adding Abbeyville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Abbeyville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Abbeyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Abbeyville post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbeyville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abbeyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abbeyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |