Abington, Indiana

Abington, Indiana
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 (253 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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]

Abington, Indiana

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 July 25, 2017.
  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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