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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Avon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Avon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Avon is located in Eagle County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.

Below are the counties that are near Avon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avon:

  • Eagle County     (The home county of Avon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
    • Beaver Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edwards
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
    • Minturn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
    • Vail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Vail is located in Eagle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <1>
    • Astor City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
      • Astor City is located in Eagle County
    • Wolcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <1>
    • Gilman ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Eagle County
    • Bighorn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
      • Bighorn is located in Eagle County
    • Red Cliff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
      • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
    • Pando ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
      • Pando is located in Eagle County
    • Eagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand County
    • Kremmling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
    • Climax ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Lake County
    • Leadville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
    • Biglow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
      • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
    • Meredith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomasville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
    • Norrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Pitkin County
    • Lenado ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
      • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
  • Routt County
    • Egeria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
      • Egeria is located in Routt County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
    • Heeney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frisco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <1>
    • Wildernest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Silverthorne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dillon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <1>
    • Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
      • Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
    • Breckenridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keystone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
      • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
      • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
      • Preston Mill
      • Preston
    • Blue River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avon, see our County-by-County Page for Avon.

Newspapers Published in Avon ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avon, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Avon:

Cemeteries Near Avon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avon.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.

  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Brett Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brett Family Cemetery
  • River View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Park Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57305 <4>
  • Sheephorn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheephorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheephorn Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Valley Brook Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Brook Cemetery
  • Dillon Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
  • Burtcher Gravesite
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burtcher Gravesite is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Parshall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtcher Gravesite
  • Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
    • The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <4>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Joseph Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <4>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Avon had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Avon had a population of 6,952 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.

  • Edwards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
  • Minturn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
    • Minturn is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <1>
  • Wolcott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
    • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <1>
  • Belden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Belden is located in Eagle County
  • Gilman ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Gilman is located in Eagle County
  • Red Cliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
    • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
  • Pando ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
    • Pando is located in Eagle County
  • Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
  • McCoy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • McCoy is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <1>
  • Thomasville ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Frisco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <1>
    • Norrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Norrie is located in Pitkin County
    • Kokomo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Summit County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avon.

The official website for Avon: www.avon.org/

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6448, Longitude: -106.5138       In this case, the coordinates for Avon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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