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Welcome to Abingdon ...The city of Abingdon is located in Knox County<1>. The pronunciation of Abingdon: AB-ing-duhn<2> Abingdon was established in 1828. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Abingdon has a population of 3,050 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Abingdon is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Abingdon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Abingdon: (309) The ZIP code for Abingdon: 61410<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Abingdon had an population of 3,050 people. This is a decrease of 8.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.56% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Abingdon had a population of 3,319 people (or 6.27% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Abingdon the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Abingdon represents 0.03% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 410th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,319 people, the population of Abingdon decreased 8.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,612 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Abingdon. Communities Also Named Abingdon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Abingdon - they are located in Iowa, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abingdon. Communities near Abingdon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abingdon.
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 Abingdon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abingdon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abingdon. 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 Abingdon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abingdon. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Abingdon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abingdon ...Looking for more information about Abingdon? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Abingdon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Abingdon. Adding Abingdon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Abingdon 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 Abingdon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Abingdon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Abingdon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abingdon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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