Welcome to Avon ...

Avon is located in Washington 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 1953.

Avon is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Avon: (662)

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.

• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Leland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Leland is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
• Hollandale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
  • Hollandale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <4>
• Lake Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Lake Village is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <4>
• Eudora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
• Metcalfe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
  • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
• Arcola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Forrest City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Washington County
• Byrne City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
  • Byrne City is located in Washington County
• Wilmot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Wilmot is located in Washington 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Avon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

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.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/