The location of Abingdon
Welcome to Abingdon ...
Abingdon is located in Cherokee County.
The location of Abingdon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Abingdon is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Abingdon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Abingdon is within the boundaries of the (864) area code.
Communities near Abingdon ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if driven.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Grover (NC) [Map] | 699 | N | 12 miles [19.3 km] |
| Kings Mountain (NC) [Map] | 10,791 | NE | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Blacksburg [Map] | 1,893 | N | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Clover [Map] | 6,085 | NE | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Cowpens [Map] | 2,324 | W | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Gaffney [Map] | 12,782 | NW | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Abingdon.
Communities Also Named Abingdon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 6 communities that are also named Abingdon - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abingdon.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Abingdon. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abingdon. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abingdon.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Abingdon:
Websites for Abingdon ...
| Chamber of Commerce: | www.cherokeechamber.org/ |
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abingdon ...
Looking for more information about Abingdon? 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.
Looking for more information about Abingdon? 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 Abingdon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abingdon.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abingdon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abingdon) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abingdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9924, Longitude: -81.4995 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Abingdon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Abingdon. |