asa - T usa ", ▁an ▁Indian ▁name ▁meaning ▁to ▁he al . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁Ab il ene ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁when ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ab il ene ▁from ▁Den ison , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Eisen h ower ▁attended ▁elementary ▁school ▁through ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Ab il ene , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁The ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁President ial ▁Library ▁and ▁Museum ▁is ▁the ▁bur ial ▁site ▁of ▁President ▁Eisen h ower , ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mam ie , ▁and ▁their ▁first - born ▁son ▁D oud ▁D w ight . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ab il ene ▁is ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 8 . 9 1 9 7 2 1 , ▁− 9 7 . 2 1 7 3 2 9 ) ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 , 1 5 5 ▁feet ▁( 3 5 2 ▁m ). ▁The ▁city ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Sm ok y ▁Hill ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁Fl int ▁Hills ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Pla ins . ▁M ud ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Sm ok y ▁Hill , ▁flows ▁south ▁through ▁the ▁city . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁north - central ▁Kansas ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 7 0 ▁and ▁K - 1 5 , ▁Ab il ene ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Sal ina , ▁Kansas , ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁W