Abingdon, Iowa

Abingdon, Iowa
Abingdon, Iowa
Unincorporated community
	Gobble Park in Abingdon
	Abingdon Abingdon
	Coordinates: 41°04′56″N 92°08′21″W / 41.08222°N 92.13917°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Jefferson County
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	454078

Abingdon is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of County Road H33 (Brookville Road) and Cedar Avenue, near the west edge of Jefferson County, at 41.082036N, -92.138772W.^[2]

History

Abingdon was founded by Colonel Thomas McCollough in August 1849 and named after Abingdon, Virginia. It was informally named Bogus because one early settler was "alleged to have been a counterfeiter".^[3]

Abingdon's population was 306 in 1902,^[4] 300 in 1925,^[5] 60 in 1940,^[6] and 140 in 1960.^[7]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abingdon, Iowa
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 19. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 291.
^ "Iowa". World Book Encyclopedia. 1960. p. 304.

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abingdon, Iowa

[GR1-2] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

[Savage-3] Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 19. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.

[4] Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.

[5] Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.

[6] The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 291.

[7] "Iowa". World Book Encyclopedia. 1960. p. 304.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Fairfield
Cities	Batavia Coppock‡ Fairfield Libertyville Lockridge Maharishi Vedic City Packwood Pleasant Plain	Map of Iowa highlighting Jefferson County
Townships	Black Hawk Buchanan Cedar Center Des Moines Liberty Lockridge Locust Grove Penn Polk Round Prairie Walnut
Unincorporated communities	Abingdon Beckwith Pekin Veo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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