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)
- Port Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Croswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Croswell is located in Sanilac County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- 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)
- Armada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- 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 for Abbotsford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Abbotsford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbotsford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
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| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abbotsford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |