Welcome to Abbott ...

Abbott is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abbott, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Abbott is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Abbott: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Abbott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Abbott - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Abbott ...

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

• Buckhannon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <4>
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• West Milford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
  • West Milford is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
• Burnsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Lost Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Jane Lew
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <4>
• Womelsdorf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Sago
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
  • Sago is located in Upshur County
• Rock Cave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
  • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
• Wilsontown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
  • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbott ...

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

Adding Abbott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abbott 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 Abbott was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abbott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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