Our Genealogy Helper
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 Avis (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 Avis. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Avis is located in Knox County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Bell, Clay, Laurel & Whitley.
Below are the counties that are near Avis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avis:
- Knox County (The home county of Avis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Artemus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
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- Trosper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Flat Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Bimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barbourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Heidrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
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- Bryants Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
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- Hinkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Dewitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
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- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
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- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Fourmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
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- Ingram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Dorton Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Arjay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
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- Rella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
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- Jenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
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- Sims Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Kettle Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
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- Capito
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Brightshade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Ashers Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Goose Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Garrard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Hima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Urban
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Sidell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Larue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Big Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Fall Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Fogertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Eriline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Harlan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Tacky Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Coldiron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pathfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Wallins Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- South Wallins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Twila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Bledsoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Loyall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Rosspoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Bush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Dorthae
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marydell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Keavy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Sublimity City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Roark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Warbranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Helton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Essie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Mozelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Asher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Bear Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Chappell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Hoskinston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Stinnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Siler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Louden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Woodbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Packard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emlyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Campbell County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Morley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Jellico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Flat Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Victory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Fincastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Claiborne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Pruden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Cumberland Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Clairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Harrogate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Minton Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Speedwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Head of Barren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Barren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Hancock County (TN)
- Alanthus Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Union County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Braden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Lee County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avis, see our County-by-County Page for Avis.
Cemeteries Near Avis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avis.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Avis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Sowders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wollum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom Mills Cemetery
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Mills Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swanson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <3>
- Continue List (692 more) ...
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Avis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Artemus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Flat Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Barbourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Ingram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Crane Nest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuttle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuttle is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Callaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avis.
Newspapers Published in Avis ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avis, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Avis:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Clay County
- Harlan County
- Laurel County
- Leslie County
- Whitley County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Hancock County
- Union County
- Lee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Avis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |