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Welcome to Abadyl ...

Abadyl is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Abadyl is located in Christian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abadyl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Abadyl is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Abadyl: 417

Communities near Abadyl ...

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

  • Nixa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
  • Ozark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Rogersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ava
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Strafford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
  • Seymour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Highlandville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fremont Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Fordland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abadyl ...

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

Adding Abadyl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abadyl 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 Abadyl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Abadyl post office opened in 1895. The Abadyl post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abadyl.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abadyl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/