Welcome to Avena ...Avena is located in Fayette County<1>. The pronunciation of Avena: uh-VEE-nuh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Avena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. The origin (or the toponymy) of Avena: A Spanish word meaning oats. Avena is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Avena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Avena ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Avena - they are located in California (2) and Kentucky. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avena. Communities near Avena ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avena.
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 Avena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avena. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avena. 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 Avena. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avena. See our Newspapers Page for Avena. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avena ...Looking for more information about Avena? 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 Avena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avena. Adding Avena to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Avena 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 (so far) for Avena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Avena. Footnotes ...
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