Do you know of Abrams ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Abrams. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Abrams.<1> Our sources for Abrams (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Abrams other than they indicate that Abrams would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1883 and closed in 1922. Communities Also Named Abrams ...We found three communities that share the name Abrams. Within Pennsylvania, the name Abrams is unique. Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Abrams ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Abrams: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2> Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Abrams - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908)
The FIPS database contains an entry for Abrams. Referenced FIPS Records ... FIPS Code: 42/00172 (Place Name: Abrams) County: Montgomery (FIPS State/County: 42/091) Class: U8 Identifies a populated place (in this case, Abrams) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). More Orphans in Montgomery County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Montgomery County. Footnotes ...
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