Welcome to Aventon ...

Aventon is located in Nash County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aventon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Aventon is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Aventon: 252

Communities Also Named Aventon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aventon - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Aventon ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rocky Mount
  • From Aventon to Rocky Mount
• Nashville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nashville
  • From Aventon to Nashville
• Louisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisburg
  • From Aventon to Louisburg
• Red Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
• Enfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enfield
  • From Aventon to Enfield
• Spring Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spring Hope
  • From Aventon to Spring Hope
• Dortches
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dortches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
  • Dortches is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
• Whitakers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
  • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <3>
• Littleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Littleton
  • From Aventon to Littleton
• Battleboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleboro
  • Battleboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battleboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Battleboro
  • From Aventon to Battleboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aventon ...

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

Adding Aventon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aventon 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 Aventon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aventon post office opened in 1903.

We also found Aventon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aventon.