Welcome to Abraham ...

Abraham is located in Millard County<1>.

Abraham was settled in 1890.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Abraham: Named after Abraham  H. Cannon (1859-1896), a Mormon Elder and early settler in this area.

Abraham is 4,590 feet [1,399 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Abraham is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Abraham lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Abraham: 435

Communities Also Named Abraham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Abraham - they are located in Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Abraham ...

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

• Delta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Millard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,642 people
  • Former names for Delta:
  • Akin
  • Burtner
  • Melville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delta
  • From Abraham to Delta
• Hinckley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in Millard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hinckley
  • From Abraham to Hinckley
• Sunflower ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Sunflower is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunflower
  • From Abraham to Sunflower
• Sutherland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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  • Sutherland is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Abraham to Sutherland
• Sugarville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
  • Sugarville is located in Millard County
  • Former names for Sugarville:
  • Alfalfa
  • Omaha
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sugarville
  • From Abraham to Sugarville
• Woodrow ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodrow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
  • Woodrow is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodrow
  • From Abraham to Woodrow
• Deseret
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deseret
  • Deseret is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deseret
  • From Abraham to Deseret
• Lucerne ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucerne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Lucerne is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lucerne
  • From Abraham to Lucerne
• Oasis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Oasis is located in Millard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oasis
  • From Abraham to Oasis
• Fort Deseret ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deseret
  • Fort Deseret is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Deseret
  • From Abraham to Fort Deseret

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abraham ...

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

Adding Abraham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abraham 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 Abraham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Abraham post office opened in 1899.

We also found Abraham on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abraham.