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Welcome to Avant ...

Avant is located in Butler County<1>.


The location of Avant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Avant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Avant is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Avant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Avant: (334)

Communities Also Named Avant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Avant - they are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avant.

Communities near Avant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avant.

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • McKenzie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • McKenzie is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <4>
  • Red Level
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Gantt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Gantt is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Bolling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
    • Bolling is located in Butler County
  • Starlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
    • Starlington is located in Butler County
  • Oaky Streak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky Streak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
    • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
  • Commerce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
  • Mixonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
    • Mixonville is located in Conecuh County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Avant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avant. See our Newspapers Page for Avant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avant ...

Looking for more information about Avant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Avant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avant.

Adding Avant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Avant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Avant post office opened in 1899.

We also found Avant on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avant.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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