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Welcome to Avery ...

Avery is located in Monroe County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Avery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Avery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Avery is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Avery: (641)

Communities Also Named Avery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Avery - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Avery ...

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

  • Ottumwa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oskaloosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Albia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eddyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovilia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
    • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <4>
  • Beacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • University Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Mahaska County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Bussey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 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 Avery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avery.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avery ...

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

Adding Avery to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Avery post office opened in 1847.

We also found Avery in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avery.

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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