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Abbey

Ghost town · Twin Falls County, Idaho

Thousand Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Thousand Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Abbey is a ghost town in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It is one of 3 former communities in Twin Falls County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Abbey as a historical populated place on the Thousand Springs topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.6316° N, 114.7562° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThousand Springs
Elevation3,605 ft
Nearest living townBuhl, ID
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID399411
Coordinates42.63157, -114.75616

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What's there now

Abbey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buhl, ID (population 4,624), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,605 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Abbey?

Abbey is in Twin Falls County, Idaho, at 42.6316, -114.7562.

How many ghost towns are in Twin Falls County?

Twin Falls County, Idaho has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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