| Abbotts Western Australia |
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Abbotts
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| Established: | 1900 |
| Postcode: | 6642 |
| Elevation: | 526 m (1,726 ft) |
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| LGA: | Shire of Meekatharra |
| State District: | North West |
| Federal Division: | Durack |
Abbotts is an abandoned town in Western Australia located in the Murchison Goldfields region of Western Australia located 31 km north-west of Meekatharra on the Meekatharra - Mount Clere Road. The townsite was initially established on 1898 and gazetted in 1900; the town is named after a prospector named Vincent Vrauizan who had changed his name to Vincent Abbott in 1893.[1]
One of the earliest mines to open was the The Black Iguana.[2]
The townsite is one of many ghost towns in the area; others include: Peak Hill, Gabanintha, Horseshoe and Garden Gully.[3]