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 leave Avery and travel west, 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.

• Kokomo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Frankfort
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• 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.<3> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Thorntown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <4>
• Rossville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Mulberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Russiaville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <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 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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov