Welcome to Abo ...

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

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

Abo would have been located within present day Torrance County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Abo is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Abo is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Abo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Abo was located: 505

Communities Also Named Abo ...

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

Communities near Abo ...

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

• Mountainair
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainair
  • Mountainair is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainair <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountainair
  • From Abo to Mountainair
• Manzano
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzano
  • Manzano is located in Torrance County
• Torreon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torreon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
  • Torreon is located in Torrance County
• Tajique
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tajique
  • Tajique is located in Torrance County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tajique <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tajique
  • From Abo to Tajique
• Casa Colorada
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
  • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Casa Colorada
  • From Abo to Casa Colorada
• Contreras
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
  • Contreras is located in Socorro County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Contreras
  • From Abo to Contreras
• Las Nutrias
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
  • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Las Nutrias
  • From Abo to Las Nutrias
• Veguita
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veguita
  • Veguita is located in Socorro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veguita <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Veguita
  • From Abo to Veguita
• Willard
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Torrance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Willard
  • From Abo to Willard
• Abeytas
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
  • Abeytas is located in Socorro County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abeytas
  • From Abo to Abeytas

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

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

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

Adding Abo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abo 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 for Abo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Abo post office opened in 1910.

We also found Abo in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/