Welcome to Avondale ...

Avondale is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

Avondale is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Avondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Avondale: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Avondale: This one is located in Tensas Parish and the other is located in Jefferson Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 61 communities that are also named Avondale - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (8), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Avondale ...

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

• Port Gibson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <4>
• Newellton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <4>
• Waterproof
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
• Rodney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
• Westside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
• Yucatan Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
• Highland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Newlight
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Grand Gulf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
• Ingleside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avondale ...

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