They lived in apparent peace with the local Chickasaw Indians, whose Chief Toby owned and operated a ferry along the Memphis-Oxford trade route.

Abbeville post office was established on September 28, 1843, with John B. Davis as the first postmaster.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[6] The racial and ethnic makeup of the town was 85.2% non-Hispanic White, 10.4% African American, 3.4% reporting from two or more races with 1.8% of the population Hispanic or Latino.