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Welcome to Abingdon ...Abingdon is located in Jefferson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Abingdon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850. Abingdon is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Abingdon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Abingdon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Abingdon - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abingdon. Communities near Abingdon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abingdon.
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 Abingdon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abingdon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abingdon. 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 Abingdon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abingdon. See our Newspapers Page for Abingdon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abingdon ...Looking for more information about Abingdon? 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 Abingdon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abingdon. Adding Abingdon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Abingdon 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 Abingdon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Abingdon in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865). For more details, see References and Mentions for Abingdon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abingdon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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