Welcome to Avery ...

Avery is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Avery is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Avery: (918) & (539)<3>

Going back to its beginning, Avery was originally named Mound City. For more information about the names of Avery, see The Names of Avery on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Avery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Avery - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Avery ...

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

• Cushing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Chandler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <4>
• Drumright
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
  • Drumright is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <4>
• Perkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Perkins is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkins <4>
• Stroud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
  • Stroud is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroud <4>
• Yale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Oilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
  • Oilton is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <4>
• Davenport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Carney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <4>
• Tryon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avery ...

Looking for more information about Avery? 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 Avery, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avery.

Adding Avery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avery 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 Avery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Avery post office opened in 1902.

We also found Avery on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/