Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Abilene came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Abilene in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Abilene. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Abilene, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Abilene is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Abilene. See our Misc Page for Abilene for more information.