Welcome to West Abington ...
West Abington is located in Plymouth County<1>.
The location of West Abington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Weymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Braintree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Needham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 for West Abington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the West Abington post office opened in 1854.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Abington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Abington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |