Welcome to Avant ...

Avant is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Avant is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Avant is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Avant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Avant - they are located in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Avant ...

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

• Greenville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north of Avant.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Greenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville<5>
• Evergreen
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southwest of Avant.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Evergreen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen<5>
• McKenzie
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the south of Avant.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on McKenzie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie<5>
• Red Level
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Red Level lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south of Avant.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
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• Gantt
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
  • Gantt lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southeast of Avant.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Gantt
• Bolling
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
  • Bolling lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Avant.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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• Starlington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
  • Starlington lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Avant.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Starlington
• Commerce
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west of Avant.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Commerce
• Mixonville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
  • Mixonville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west of Avant.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mixonville
• Old Town
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Avant.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Old Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avant ...

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

Adding Avant to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Avant post office opened in 1899.

We also found Avant on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/