Abington, Indiana
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Abington | |
Coordinates: 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°WCoordinates: 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Wayne |
Township | Abington |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47325 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 429988 |
Abington is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History[]
Abington was laid out and platted in 1817.[3]
A post office was established at Abington in 1824, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4]
Geography[]
Abington is located at 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°W.
Notable person[]
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Abington, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 144.
- ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Orlando H. Manning, Iowa General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Populated places established in 1817
- 1817 establishments in Indiana
- Central Indiana geography stubs