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Abington, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°W / 39.73306; -84.96306
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Abington, Indiana
Central Abington
Central Abington
Abington is located in Indiana
Abington
Abington
Abington is located in the United States
Abington
Abington
Coordinates: 39°43′59″N 84°57′47″W / 39.73306°N 84.96306°W / 39.73306; -84.96306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWayne
TownshipAbington
Elevation830 ft (253 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47325
Area code765
GNIS feature ID429988

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] The name of this Quaker settlement recalled the Abington Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends located in Pennsylvania.

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. pp. 144.
  4. ^ "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Orlando H. Manning, Iowa General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-10.