Abner is an

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in Kaufman County, located in the

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. It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

The community was initially known as Johnson's Point starting in 1871, named after Abner Johnson, who settled the area in the 1840s after piloting a

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on the Trinity River two years prior. A post office under that name opened in 1871, but only lasted for two years, giving up its mail service to

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. The community changed its name to Abner in 1885, when a new post office opened, remaining open through 1903. After that, mail was sent from Kaufman. The community had 25 residents, as well as a barber, two doctors, and a general store in 1890. It gained ten more residents six years later.

Geography

Abner is located on Farm to Market Road 2727, northeast of

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in east-central Kaufman County.

Education

Abner's first school district, named Johnson's Point, was established in 1885 by the Kaufman County Commissioner's Court. It joined the

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in 1949.

References

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