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Welcome to Avalon ...

Avalon is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avalon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Avalon is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Avalon: 660

Communities Also Named Avalon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Avalon - they are located in California, Delaware, Georgia (6), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Avalon ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Braymer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Meadville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Hale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laclede
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bosworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheeling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Utica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Chula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <3>
  • Mendon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mendon is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avalon ...

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

Adding Avalon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Avalon post office opened in 1872. The Avalon post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avalon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avalon - 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/