Welcome to Abraham ...

Abraham is located in Raleigh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abraham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Abraham is 2,470 feet [753 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Abraham is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Abraham: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Abraham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Abraham - they are located in Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Abraham ...

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

• Beckley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <5>
• Oak Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Hinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Rainelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Mount Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
• Mabscott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
• Sophia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
  • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <5>
• Alderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Rupert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abraham ...

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

Adding Abraham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abraham 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 Abraham was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abraham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/