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Welcome to Avondale ...

Avondale is located in Dougherty County<1>.

Avondale is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Avondale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Avondale (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Avondale: 229

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

While we believe that this Avondale is located in Dougherty County, we know of another 5 Georgia communities named Avondale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb, Chatham, McDuffie, Muscogee and Richmond County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 61 communities that are also named Avondale - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida (3), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (8), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Avondale ...

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

  • Clarks Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Herod
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Herod is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
  • Greenough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • East Dougherty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
  • Baconton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sasser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • De Witt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avondale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dougherty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.