Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Abbeville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Abbeville in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Abbeville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Abbeville data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Abbeville was listed as Abbeville Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Abbeville was listed as Abbeville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

Abbeville was listed as Abbeville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1828)
Printed by Way & Gideon, Printers

Abbeville was listed as Abbeville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Abbeville was listed as Abbeville Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Abbeville in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Abbeville for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Abbeville. See our Misc Page for Abbeville for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Abbeville:

The following routes mentioned Abbeville as a scheduled stop:

The Cotton Blossom: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Cotton Blossom (train schedule from 1952). The Cotton Blossom travelled between Washington (DC) and Atlanta (GA)

The Silver Comet: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Comet (schedule from 1947). The Silver Comet travelled between New York (NY) and Birmingham (AL)