Welcome to West Abington ...
West Abington is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Abington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
A typical abbreviation for West Abington: W. Abington
West Abington is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Abington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near West Abington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Abington.
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Braintree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Needham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,537 people
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 West Abington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Abington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Abington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Abington. See our Newspapers Page for West Abington.
Adding West Abington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Abington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the West Abington post office opened in 1854. The West Abington post office closed in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Abington.