Abel, Alabama

Abel is an unincorporated community in Cleburne County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Abel, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Abel, Alabama is located in Alabama
Abel, Alabama
Abel, Alabama
Abel, Alabama is located in the United States
Abel, Alabama
Abel, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°32′55″N 85°42′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCleburne
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID159044[1]

History

A post office was established at Abel in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[2] The community was named after the biblical Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve.[3]

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

References
  1. "Abel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Cleburne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".


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