The Abram post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, San Jose (1910), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,108125 years
How historic is Abram?
D−
More historic than 3% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Abram post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Abram’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Abram is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Abram’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Abram’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.5 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Abram’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Abram had its own post office from 1901 to 1941. Another post office, San Jose, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Abram
1901–1941
San Jose
1910–1910
19001960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Carlos Acres ColoniaChihuahuaChihuahua ColoniaJosefina L Chapa Colonia
Gone or out of use
Moore Airparkairport
1cemetery inside Abram
San Jose
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Abram, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Abram yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Abram is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Abram had a population of 1,108. The community was named after Texas Ranger Abram Dillard, who was a resident of the area.
Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,067 to 1,108 (-46%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Abram, 1901 to 1941
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Abram post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Abram rank for history?
Abram is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Abram?
0.0% of Abram’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.5 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1996.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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