Abingdon is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Harford County

Harford County, Maryland

Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...

, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It lies 25 miles northeast of Baltimore

Baltimore

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, near the Bush River.

History

Abingdon was named after Abingdon

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...

, England

England

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.
The town was founded by and is the birthplace of William Paca

William Paca

William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...

, a signer of the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of independence

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 and the third Governor of Maryland

Governor of Maryland

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. Abingdon was the site of the first Methodist college in the United States.

Woodside

Woodside (Abingdon, Maryland)

Woodside is a historic home located at Abingdon, Harford County, Maryland. It has a -story main section, designed in 1823, that is an excellent example of a Federal side hall, double parlor plan house. The house is constructed of coursed fieldstone and ashlar...

 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1979. The Nelson-Reardon-Kennard House

Nelson-Reardon-Kennard House

The Nelson-Reardon-Kennard House is a historic home located at Abingdon, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-part frame house, with a five-bay, two-story front section built about 1785 and a three-bay, one-room rear service wing. The front porch dates to 1888...

 was listed in 1991.

Schools

Since it is located in Harford County, the community of Abingdon is served by the Harford County Public Schools

Harford County Public Schools

Harford County Public Schools is an American public school system serving the residents of Harford County, Maryland.-Elementary schools:There are thirty-two elementary schools in Harford County...

. Most students in Abingdon up to and including fifth grade attend William S. James Elementary School or Abingdon Elementary School. Some of these students at William S. James Elementary will attend Edgewood Middle School, Magnolia Middle School, and then Edgewood High School

Edgewood High School (Edgewood, Maryland)

Edgewood High School is a four-year public high school in Edgewood in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located in the southwest portion of the county near Route 40...

 or Joppatowne High School

Joppatowne High School

-Homeland Security program:In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S. Homeland Security...

, while the remainder will attend Patterson Mill Middle/High School

Patterson Mill Middle/High School

Patterson Mill Middle and High School located at 85 Patterson Mill Road, is one of the newest high schools in Harford County, Maryland. Built for $50 million, the building is a state of the art school that includes a television studio, a mass communications lab for a radio station, and a graphics...

. In addition, all of the students at Abingdon Elementary move up to Edgewood High School, as well. A third elementary school

Elementary school

An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

, William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary, is on the border between Abingdon and Edgewood, and those students also attend the Edgewood or Joppa district schools. The past Deerfield Elementary and Edgewood High school buildings have been replaced by new buildings with the same name in 2010.

External links

• Abingdon, Maryland
• 21009 Abingdon Maryland at DownloadZipCode.com