Abington, Indiana

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

History

File:Abington, Indiana.jpg

Abington was laid out and platted in 1817.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=R. Clarke & Company | author=Young, Andrew White | year=1872 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog/page/n162 144]}}

A post office was established at Abington in 1824, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wayne | title=Wayne County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 7, 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

Notable person

Orlando H. Manning, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=4721 |title=Orlando H. Manning, Iowa General Assembly |access-date=2012-08-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212025628/http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislatorAllYears.aspx?PID=4721 |archive-date=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Populated places established in 1817

Category:1817 establishments in Indiana