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Welcome to Avoca ...

Avoca is located in Williams County<1>.


The location of Avoca has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Avoca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Avoca is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Avoca (for example, toward Bainville (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Avoca lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Avoca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Avoca - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Avoca ...

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

  • Williston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <4>
  • Epping
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Epping is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <4>
  • Springbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Wheelock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
    • Wheelock is located in Williams County
  • Lake Jessie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
    • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
  • Trenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in McKenzie County
  • Bonetraill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
  • Alexander
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avoca ...

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

Adding Avoca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avoca 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 Avoca was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Avoca on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avoca.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avoca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Williams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Avoca - 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.









 

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