Welcome to Avon ...

The village of Avon is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Avon: AY-vahn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Avon has a population of 712 people<4> (see below for details).

Avon is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Avon is located in the (309) area code.

The ZIP code for Avon: 61415<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avon had an population of 712 people. This is a decrease of 10.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Avon had a population of 799 people. This makes Avon the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 799 people, the population of Avon decreased 12.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 915 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Avon.

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Avon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Avon ...

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

• Galesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <7>
• Macomb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Macomb is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <7>
• Abingdon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <7>
• Bushnell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <7>
• Knoxville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <7>
• Cuba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <7>
• Roseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <7>
• Fairview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <7>
• London Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
  • London Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <7>
• Good Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <7>

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 Avon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avon ...

Looking for more information about Avon? 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 Avon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Avon.

Adding Avon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avon 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 Avon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Avon post office opened in 1852.

We also found Avon on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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