Abingdon, Iowa

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]

Abingdon, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Abingdon is located in Iowa
Abingdon
Abingdon
Abingdon is located in the United States
Abingdon
Abingdon
Coordinates: 41°04′56″N 92°08′21″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyJefferson County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID454078[1]

History
Abingdon in Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1902

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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abingdon, Iowa
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  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. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. 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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