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Abbott is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.

Abbott
Unincorporated community
Abbott Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Abbott Abbott (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°55′18″N 80°19′17″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Upshur
Elevation	1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1553685[1]

History

A post office was established at Abbott in 1901, and remained in operation until 1942.[2] The postmaster, Charles A. Abbott, gave the community his name.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abbott, West Virginia
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 72.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Upshur County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Buckhannon
City	Buckhannon	Map of West Virginia highlighting Upshur County
CDPs	Adrian Hinkleville Rock Cave
Other communities	Abbott Alexander Alton Arlington Atlas Beans Mill Canaan Carter Craddock Daysville Deanville Eden Ellamore‡ Excelsior Five Forks Freeman French Creek Frenchton Gaines Gale Goodwin Gormley Goshen Gould Hampton Heavener Grove Hodgesville Holly Grove Hoover Town Imperial Ingo Ivy Kanawha Head Kedron Kesling Mill Lorentz McCuetown Midvale Nebo Overhill Palace Valley Post Mill Queens Red Rock Reger Ruraldale Sago Sand Run Selbyville Shahan South Buckhannon Swamp Run Tallmansville Tenmile Tennerton Teter Vegan White Oak Wilsontown Yokum Zion
Ghost town	Post Mill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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