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Welcome to Abel ...

Abel is located in Saunders County<1>.

Abel is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Abel: 402 & 531<3>

Communities Also Named Abel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Abel - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.

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

Communities near Abel ...

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

  • Papillion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • La Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ralston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Gretna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wahoo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <4>
  • Waverly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Yutan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Yutan is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <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 Abel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abel ...

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

Adding Abel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abel 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 Abel was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Saunders, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Abel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Abel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.