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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)
    • Hollis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • 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)
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • 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)
    • Loco is located in Childress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Arlie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlie is located in Childress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
  • Newlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Newlin is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • 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 (so far) 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.