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Welcome to Abercrombie ...

Abercrombie is located in Bibb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abercrombie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Abercrombie is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Abercrombie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Abercrombie: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Abercrombie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Abercrombie - they are located in North Dakota, Nova Scotia and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Abercrombie ...

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

  • Brent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Centreville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • West Blocton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Maplesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bethlehem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • East Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Town is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
  • Oakmulgee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
  • Jericho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
  • Pondville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pondville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abercrombie ...

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

Adding Abercrombie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abercrombie 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 (so far) for Abercrombie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abercrombie post office opened in 1880. The Abercrombie post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abercrombie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abercrombie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Abercrombie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Abercrombie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/