Welcome to Avondale ...

Avondale is located in Pueblo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Avondale is described as "Named for Stratford-on-Avon (England)."

Avondale is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Avondale is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Avondale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Avondale is within the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Avondale: 81022<4>

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 61 communities that are also named Avondale - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (8), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Avondale ...

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

• Pueblo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
  • Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
  • Former names for Pueblo:
  • Bessemer
  • Central Pueblo
  • South Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <5>
• Fowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Otero County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <5>
• Boone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Pueblo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
• Vineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Vineland is located in Pueblo County
• Lombard Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
  • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
• Salt Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
• Pinon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
• Pueblo West
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
  • Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <5>
• Olney Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
  • Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <5>
• Henkel
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
  • Henkel is located in El Paso 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 Avondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avondale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avondale. 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 Avondale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avondale ...

Looking for more information about Avondale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Avondale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Avondale.

Adding Avondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avondale 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 Avondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Avondale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Avondale mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pueblo County: www.co.pueblo.co.us/

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