Welcome to Abbs Valley ...

Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abbs Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Abbs Valley: Abbs Vly. (or less commonly used: Abbs Vally. or Abbs Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Abbs Valley for more information about variations on the name of Abbs Valley.

Abbs Valley is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Abbs Valley is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Abbs Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Abbs Valley: (276)

Communities Also Named Abbs Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Abbs Valley - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Abbs Valley ...

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

• Bluefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bluefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
• Bluefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bluefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
• Tazewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Tazewell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
• Welch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Welch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
• Gary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
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• War
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
  • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on War
• Pocahontas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Pocahontas
• Bramwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bramwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
• Davy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
  • Davy is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Davy
• Northfork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
  • Northfork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Northfork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <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 Abbs Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abbs Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbs Valley ...

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

Adding Abbs Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abbs Valley 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 Abbs Valley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbs Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/