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Welcome to Abco ...

Abco is located in Hot Spring County<1>.

Abco is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Abco: 501

Communities near Abco ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Haskell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Caddo Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Fountain Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Traskwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Traskwood is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Leola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tull
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Prattsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abco ...

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

Adding Abco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abco 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 Abco was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.