Welcome to Abington ...

Abington is located in Red River Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Abington is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Abington: (318)

Communities Also Named Abington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Abington - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Abington ...

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

• Mansfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mansfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
• Coushatta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coushatta is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Coushatta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <3>
• Ringgold
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ringgold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <3>
• Martin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Martin
• South Mansfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on South Mansfield
• Hall Summit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Hall Summit
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <3>
• Grand Cane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Grand Cane is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Grand Cane
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Cane <3>
• Edgefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Edgefield
• East Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Point is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on East Point
• Harmon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmon is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Harmon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abington ...

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

Adding Abington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abington 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 Abington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abington post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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