Abel, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Abel, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cleburne
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:968
Coordinates:33.5486°N -85.7125°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:159044

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

History

A post office was established at Abel in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[1] The community was named after the biblical Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve.[2]

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850[3] to 2010[4] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cleburne County . Jim Forte Postal History . February 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114120/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Cleburne . November 29, 2014 .
  2. Book: Foscue, Virginia O.. Place Names in Alabama. 1989. University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-0410-2. 5.
  3. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  4. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  5. Web site: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing.