Welcome to Abercrombie ...

Abercrombie is located in Bibb County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abercrombie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Abercrombie is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Abercrombie: (205)

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
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Brent lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Abercrombie.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brent<5>
• Marion
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Abercrombie.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion<5>
• Centreville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Abercrombie.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Centreville
• West Blocton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Blocton
  • West Blocton lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the north of Abercrombie.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,228 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Blocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on West Blocton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Blocton<5>
• Maplesville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east of Abercrombie.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Maplesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplesville<5>
• Bethlehem
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Abercrombie.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bethlehem
• East Town
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
  • East Town lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Abercrombie.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Town
• Oakmulgee
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
  • Oakmulgee lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Abercrombie.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakmulgee
• Lawley
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
  • Lawley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east of Abercrombie.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lawley
• Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
  • Pratt Ferry was located 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Abercrombie.

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 for Abercrombie was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Abercrombie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abercrombie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/