Welcome to Avon ...

Avon is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Avon is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Avon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Avon ...

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

• Des Moines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Ankeny
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <4>
• West Des Moines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
• Urbandale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
• Waukee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <4>
• Johnston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• Altoona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Clive
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
• Indianola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
• Grimes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <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 Avon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avon ...

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

Adding Avon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avon 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 Avon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Avon post office opened in 1857.

We also found Avon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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