Abbeville is a town in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The population was 419 at the 2010 census.HistoryAbbeville was originally settled by pioneers from Abbeville, South Carolina in the 1830s. They lived in apparent peace with the local Chickasaw Indians, whose Chief Toby Tubby owned and operated a ferry along the Memphis-Oxford trade route.During the American Civil War, Abbeville was almost completely destroyed in the Vicksburg Campaign.Abbeville post office was established September 28, 1843, with John B. Davis as first postmaster.In 1950 Abbeville had a population of 275.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5sqmi, all land.TransportationHighways 20px Mississippi Highway 7Railroads Mississippi Central Railroad CompanyDemographicsAs of the census of 2010, there were 419 people and 166 occupied housing units in the town. The racial and ethnic makeup of the town was 89.7% non-Hispanic White, 8.8% African American, 1.0% reporting from two or more races with 0.5% of the population Hispanic or Latino.
