Welcome to Avondale ...
So far, we found very little information about Avondale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Avondale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Avondale, please Contact Us.
Avondale would have been located within present day Valley County<2>.
The location of Avondale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Avondale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Avondale is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Avondale is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Avondale was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Avondale would have been located in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Avondale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, 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.
- Opheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opheim
- Opheim is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opheim <5>
- Larslan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larslan
- Larslan is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larslan <5>
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Glentana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glentana
- Glentana is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glentana <5>
- Peerless
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Daniels County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peerless <5>
- Lustre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lustre
- Lustre is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lustre <5>
- Roanwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanwood
- Roanwood is located in Valley County
- Saint Marie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marie
- Saint Marie is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marie <5>
- West Poplar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poplar
- Four Buttes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Buttes
- Four Buttes is located in Daniels 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 Avondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avondale.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale. See our Newspapers Page for Avondale.
Adding Avondale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Avondale 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 for Avondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Avondale post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Avondale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |