Welcome to Aventon ...
Although we found mention of Aventon during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Aventon was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Aventon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aventon, please Contact Us.
The location of Aventon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Aventon might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Aventon would be found within the (252) area code.
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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- Dortches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - 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.<2> 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- 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 <4>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Aventon and then turned east". While Aventon could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Aventon as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Aventon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aventon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |