Welcome to Abe ...

Abe is located in Miami County<1>.

The location of Abe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Abe is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Abe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Abe is located in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Abe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Abe - it's located in Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abe.

Communities near Abe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abe.

• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Piqua
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <4>
• Sidney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Greenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Tipp City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <4>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• West Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <4>
• New Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <4>
• Minster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <4>
• Covington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>

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 Abe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abe. 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 Abe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abe. See our Newspapers Page for Abe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abe ...

Looking for more information about Abe? 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 Abe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abe.

Adding Abe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Abe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abe post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/