Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Avon Park had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Avon Park had a population of 10,719 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Avon Park, with the one closest to Avon Park listed first.
- Crewsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crewsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Crewsville is located in Hardee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crewsville
- From Avon Park to Crewsville
- Wauchula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zolfo Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Meade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calvinia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvinia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
- Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Calvinia
- From Avon Park to Calvinia
- Wahneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Avon Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
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