Welcome to Abbott Crossing ...

So far, we found very little information about Abbott Crossing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Abbott Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abbott Crossing, please Contact Us.

Abbott Crossing would have been located within present day Hardin County<2>.

The location of Abbott Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abbott Crossing, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Abbott Crossing: Abbott Xing.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Abbott Crossing is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Abbott Crossing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Abbott Crossing ...

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

• Iowa Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <5>
• Hampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Grundy Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <5>
• Eldora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <5>
• Parkersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <5>
• Ackley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <5>
• Aplington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <5>
• Hubbard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <5>
• Alden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <5>
• Wellsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <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 Abbott Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abbott Crossing.

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

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

Adding Abbott Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abbott Crossing 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 Abbott Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Abbott Crossing on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbott Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/