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Welcome to Avenel ...

Avenel is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avenel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Avenel is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Avenel: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Avenel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Avenel: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Prince George's County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 3 communities that are also named Avenel - they are located in Nevada and New Jersey.

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

Websites for Avenel ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Avenel, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Avenel ...

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

  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Takoma Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Falls Church
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • New Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avenel ...

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

Adding Avenel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avenel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Avenel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Avenel post office opened in 1883. The Avenel post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avenel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avenel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Avenel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Avenel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/