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Welcome to Avery ...

Avery is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Avery is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Avery, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Avery: 765

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, Iowa, 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.

  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheridan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
  • Flora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <3>
  • Dayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Thorntown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Russiaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklin
    • Kirklin is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirklin <3>

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.<5>

From that list, the Avery post office opened in 1879.

We also found Avery in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avery.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avery - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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