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

Abel, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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.
  2. "Cleburne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 9 February 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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