Welcome to Abbotsford ...

Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

Abbotsford was established in 1816.

From The Origin of Certain Place Names,<2> the origin of Abbotsford is described as "Named from the home of Sir Walter Scott."

Abbotsford is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Abbotsford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Abbotsford: 810

Communities Also Named Abbotsford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Abbotsford - they are located in British Columbia, North Dakota, Quebec and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Abbotsford ...

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

• Sarnia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarnia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarnia <4>
• Port Huron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Huron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Huron <4>
• Marysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond is located in Macomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Saint Clair
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• Croswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
• Point Edward
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Edward
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Edward <4>
• Yale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Capac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <4>
• Armada
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Armada is located in Macomb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Former names for Armada:
  • Burk's Corners
  • Honeyoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbotsford ...

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

Adding Abbotsford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abbotsford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Abbotsford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbotsford.