Abington, Indiana
Abington is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
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| Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 84°57′54″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] |
History
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.
Notable person
References
- 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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