Welcome to South Avon ...
South Avon is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Avon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.
A typical abbreviation for South Avon: S. Avon
South Avon is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Avon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for South Avon: 585
Websites for South Avon ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.livchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Avon, the following might be of interest:
Communities near South Avon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Avon.
- Geneseo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Honeoye Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <3>
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 South Avon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Avon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Avon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Avon. See our Newspapers Page for South Avon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Avon ...
Looking for more information about South 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 South Avon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Avon.
Adding South Avon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South 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 South Avon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the South Avon post office opened in 1831.
We also found South Avon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for South 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 South 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/ |