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Welcome to Abrahamsville ...

Abrahamsville is located in Wayne County<1>.


The location of Abrahamsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Abrahamsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Abrahamsville is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Abrahamsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Abrahamsville lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Abrahamsville ...

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

  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sullivan County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
  • Honesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Waymart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Jeffersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
  • Union Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale
    • Union Dale is located in Susquehanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Dale <4>
  • Prompton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
    • Prompton is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Bethany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
  • Hortonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abrahamsville ...

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

Adding Abrahamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abrahamsville 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 Abrahamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abrahamsville post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abrahamsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abrahamsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abrahamsville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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