Welcome to East Avon ...
East Avon is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Avon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.
A typical abbreviation for East Avon: E. Avon
East Avon is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Avon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Avon: 585
Websites for East Avon ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.livchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Avon, the following might be of interest:
Communities near East Avon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Avon.
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Fairport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Le Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
- Spencerport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
- Spencerport is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <3>
- Honeoye Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Victor is located in Ontario County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>
- Churchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 East Avon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Avon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Avon. 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 East Avon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Avon. See our Newspapers Page for East Avon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Avon ...
Looking for more information about East Avon? 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 East Avon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Avon.
Adding East Avon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Avon 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 East Avon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Avon post office opened in 1827.
We also found East Avon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Avon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Avon - 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/ |