Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Abesville is an unincorporated community in east central Stone County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[1] Abesville is located on Missouri Route 176 , approximately two miles west of U.S. Route 160 and the Stone – Christian county line.[2]
History
Abesville was laid out in the 1880s, and named after Abe Payne, the original owner of the town site.[3] A post office called Abesville was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1914.[4]
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abesville, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
36°50′23″N 93°22′15″W / 36.83972°N 93.37083°W / 36.83972; -93.37083