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Welcome to Avenstoke ...

Avenstoke is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avenstoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Avenstoke is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Avenstoke: 502

Communities near Avenstoke ...

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

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 Avenstoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avenstoke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avenstoke ...

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

Adding Avenstoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avenstoke 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 Avenstoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Avenstoke post office opened in 1888. The Avenstoke post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avenstoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avenstoke - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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