Abington, Indiana

Abington, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Central Abington
Central Abington
Abington is located in Indiana
Abington
Abington
Abington is located in the United States
Abington
Abington
Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 84°57′54″W / 39.73222°N 84.96500°W / 39.73222; -84.96500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWayne
TownshipAbington
Elevation
[1]
863 ft (263 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47325
Area code765
GNIS feature ID2830576[1]

Abington is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Abington, Indiana

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.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Abington as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[4]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abington, Indiana
  2. ^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 144.
  3. ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "Orlando H. Manning, Iowa General Assembly". Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.


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