Abington, Indiana

Abington
Unincorporated community

Central Abington
Abington
Abington
Coordinates: 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°W / 39.73306; -84.96306Coordinates: 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°W / 39.73306; -84.96306
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Township Abington
Elevation[1] 830 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 80
ZIP code 47325
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 / 39.73306; -84.96306.

Notable person

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. "Abington, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 144.
  4. "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. Orlando H. Manning, Iowa General Assembly


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