Welcome to Abernathy ...
So far, we found very little information about Abernathy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Abernathy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abernathy, please Contact Us.
Abernathy would have been located within present day Lauderdale County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Abernathy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Abernathy is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Abernathy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Abernathy, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Code where Abernathy was located: 731
Communities Also Named Abernathy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Abernathy - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Mississippi and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abernathy.
Websites for Abernathy ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.laudcc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Abernathy, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Abernathy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abernathy.
- Mengelwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Dyersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
- Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
- Daniels Point Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Alamo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
- Halls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halls is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 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 Abernathy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abernathy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abernathy. 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 Abernathy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abernathy. See our Newspapers Page for Abernathy.
Adding Abernathy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Abernathy 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 for Abernathy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Abernathy post office opened in 1881.
We also found Abernathy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Abernathy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abernathy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abernathy - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |