Welcome to Abram ...

Abram is located on the South Texas Plains.

Abram is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abram, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Abram is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Abram is located in the (956) area code.

Communities Also Named Abram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Abram - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Abram ...

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

• McAllen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
• Edinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Mission
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
• Pharr
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
• San Juan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
• Alamo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Alton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• Hidalgo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Hidalgo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>
• Penitas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penitas
  • Penitas is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penitas <3>
• La Joya
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
  • La Joya is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Joya <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abram ...

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

Adding Abram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abram in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Abram was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abram post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abram.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abram. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/