Abington, Indiana | |
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 Central Abington | |
  Abington  Abington | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 84°57′54″W / 39.73222°N 84.96500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wayne |
| Township | Abington |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47325 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830576 [1] |
Abington is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Abington was laid out and platted in 1817. [2]
A post office was established at Abington in 1824, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3] The name of this Quaker settlement recalled the Abington Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends located in Pennsylvania.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abington, Indiana
- ^ 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 December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
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Abington, Indiana | |
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Central Abington | |
Abington Abington | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 84°57′54″W / 39.73222°N 84.96500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wayne |
| Township | Abington |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47325 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830576 [1] |
Abington is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Abington was laid out and platted in 1817. [2]
A post office was established at Abington in 1824, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3] The name of this Quaker settlement recalled the Abington Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends located in Pennsylvania.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abington, Indiana
- ^ 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 December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
Municipalities and communities of
Wayne County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| City | | |
| Towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
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Other communities | ||
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| This Wayne County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |