Welcome to Avoton ...
So far, we found very little information about Avoton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Avoton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Avoton, please Contact Us.
Avoton would have been located within present day Putnam County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Avoton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Avoton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Avoton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Avoton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Avoton (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Avoton still existed, it would have been in the (931) area code.
Communities near Avoton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avoton.
- Columbus Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Cookeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
- Cookeville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <6>
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Algood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
- Algood is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <6>
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <6>
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <6>
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
- Celina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Celina is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <6>
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 Avoton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avoton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avoton. 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 Avoton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avoton. See our Newspapers Page for Avoton.
Adding Avoton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Avoton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Avoton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Avoton post office opened in 1885.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Avoton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountytn.gov/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Avoton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avoton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |