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Welcome to Abington ...

Abington is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Abington is located in Childress County<1>.

Abington is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Abington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Abington: 940

Communities Also Named Abington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Abington - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abington.

Communities near Abington ...

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

  • Childress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hollis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Hollis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <3>
  • Estelline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dodson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <3>
  • Carey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
    • Loco is located in Childress County
  • Arlie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
    • Arlie is located in Childress County
  • Newlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Newlin is located in Hall County
  • Kirkland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abington ...

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

Adding Abington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abington 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 Abington was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Childress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.