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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Avilla (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Avilla. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Avilla is located in Noble County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noble County: Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Steuben & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Avilla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avilla:

  • Noble County     (The home county of Avilla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Kendallville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <2>
    • Laotto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laotto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laotto
      • Laotto is located in Noble County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laotto <2>
    • Ege
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakeville Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakeville Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
      • Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
    • Green Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
    • Rome City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
      • Rome City is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <2>
    • Port Mitchell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Merriam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cosperville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wawaka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Ari
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Huntertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunn Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wallen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
      • Wallen is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallen
      • From Avilla to Wallen
    • Leo-Cedarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
      • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
    • Leo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grabill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fort Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hacienda Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
      • Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
    • Harlan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Allen County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <2>
    • Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Allen County
    • Anthony Wayne Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony Wayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Wayne Village
      • Anthony Wayne Village is located in Allen County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Altona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Garrett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Corunna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • Ashley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
    • Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Moore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Moore is located in DeKalb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moore
      • From Avilla to Moore
    • Saint Joe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spencerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
    • Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
  • Huntington County
  • Kosciusko County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • North Webster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
      • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <2>
    • Pierceton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
      • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <2>
    • Syracuse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
    • Wawasee Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawasee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
      • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
    • Arrowhead Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • South Milford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
      • South Milford is located in LaGrange County
    • Gravel Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wolcottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottville
      • Wolcottville is located in LaGrange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcottville <2>
    • Stroh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Valentine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brushy Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Plato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Topeka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • LaGrange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
      • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <2>
    • Mongo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brighton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Howe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Hudson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Pleasant Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
    • Hamilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Russels Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Angola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
      • Angola is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <2>
    • Orland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
    • Alvarado
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
    • York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Steuben County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Avilla to York
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Churubusco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
      • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <2>
    • Collins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tri-Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cresco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cresco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cresco
      • From Avilla to Cresco
    • Ormas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Etna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dunfee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunfee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
      • Dunfee is located in Whitley County
    • Columbia City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
      • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <2>
    • Lorane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lorane
      • From Avilla to Lorane
    • Larwill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • South Whitley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Collamer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collamer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Collamer
      • From Avilla to Collamer
    • Luther
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
  • Branch County (MI)
  • Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Defiance County (OH)
  • Paulding County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Link ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Link. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
      • Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Link
      • From Avilla to Link
    • Antwerp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Denmark ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denmark
      • From Avilla to Denmark
    • Edon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
      • Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <2>
    • Blakeslee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
      • Blakeslee is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <2>
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avilla, see our County-by-County Page for Avilla.

Cemeteries Near Avilla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avilla.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avilla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Embrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corunna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corunna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corunna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grays Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sedan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sedan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sedan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Avilla had a population of 576 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Avilla had a population of 2,474 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Avilla, with the one closest to Avilla listed first.

  • Swan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Swan is located in Noble County
  • Altona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ege
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laotto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laotto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laotto
    • Laotto is located in Noble County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laotto <2>
  • Garrett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kendallville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
    • Kendallville is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <2>
  • Corunna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
    • Corunna is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Green Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ari
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Era
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • New Era is located in DeKalb County
  • Saint Johns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in DeKalb County
  • Auburn Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Junction
    • Auburn Junction is located in DeKalb County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avilla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avilla.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Avilla ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avilla.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Avilla. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Avilla and those printed in the larger area surrounding Avilla.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> of Avilla.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Avilla:

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

The official website for Noble County: www.nobleco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3658, Longitude: -85.2388    









 

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