Welcome to Avon ...

Avon is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Avon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Avon is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Avon: (859)

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Avon: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Clark County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 40 communities that are also named Avon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avon.

Communities near Avon ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Winchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Paris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Millersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• North Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Keene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Montrose
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Fayette County
• Pine Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Clark County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avon ...

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

Adding Avon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avon 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 Avon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Avon post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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