Welcome to Avalo ...

Avalo is located in Weld County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avalo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Avalo is described as "Spanish for 'earthquake'."

Avalo is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Avalo is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Avalo: 970

In the past, Avalo was named Greasewood Flats.

Communities near Avalo ...

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

• Raymer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
  • Raymer is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Raymer has also been known as:
  • New Raymer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Raymer
  • From Avalo to Raymer
• Stoneham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Stoneham is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <4>
• Willard ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Logan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Willard
  • From Avalo to Willard
• Keota
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Weld County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keota
  • From Avalo to Keota
• Padroni
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padroni
  • Padroni is located in Logan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Padroni <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Padroni
  • From Avalo to Padroni
• Buchanan ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buchanan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Logan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buchanan
  • From Avalo to Buchanan
• Sligo ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sligo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Weld County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sligo
  • From Avalo to Sligo
• Atwood
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Logan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atwood
  • From Avalo to Atwood
• Merino
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
  • Merino is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merino <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merino
  • From Avalo to Merino
• Sterling
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <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 Avalo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avalo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avalo ...

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

Adding Avalo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Avalo post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avalo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

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