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Welcome to Avis ...

Avis is located in Otero County<1>.

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

Avis is 6,800 feet [2,073 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Avis is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Avis lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Avis: 575

Communities Also Named Avis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Avis - they are located in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Avis ...

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

  • Pinon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Weed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacramento
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Timberon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
    • Timberon is located in Otero County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <3>
  • Hortonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
    • Hortonville is located in Otero County
  • Dunken ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunken
    • Dunken is located in Chaves County
  • Sunspot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
    • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Cloudcroft
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Mountain Park is located in Otero 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 Avis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avis.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avis ...

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

Adding Avis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/