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Welcome to Abernathy ...

So far, we found very little information about Abernathy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Abernathy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abernathy, please Contact Us.

Abernathy would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.

The location of Abernathy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Abernathy is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Abernathy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Abernathy would have been located in the (601) & (769)<5> area codes.

Websites for Abernathy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Abernathy, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Abernathy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Abernathy - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Abernathy ...

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

  • Pearl
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> to the southwest of Abernathy.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pearl
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl<7>
  • Madison
  • Brandon
  • Ridgeland
  • Canton
  • Flowood
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
    • Flowood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> to the west of Abernathy.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Flowood
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood<7>
  • Morton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<6> to the east of Abernathy.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Morton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton<7>
  • Pelahatchie
  • Polkville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> to the southeast of Abernathy.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Polkville
  • Lena

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

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

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abernathy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abernathy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abernathy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abernathy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3918, Longitude: -89.8473       In this case, the coordinates for Abernathy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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