Welcome to Abbott Run ...

Abbott Run is located in Providence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abbott Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Abbott Run is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Abbott Run: 401

Websites for Abbott Run ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Abbott Run ...

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

• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Warwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• North Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbott Run ...

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

Adding Abbott Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abbott Run in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Abbott Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Abbott Run post office opened in 1884. The Abbott Run post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbott Run.