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.[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] to 2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]
References
- ^ "Abel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cleburne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
- ^ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
- ^ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".
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