Welcome to Avella ...

Avella is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Avella is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Avella lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Avella ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Avella, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Avella ...

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

• Wheeling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
• Weirton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Martins Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
• Toronto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
• Bridgeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Wintersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
• Mingo Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <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 Avella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avella ...

Looking for more information about Avella? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Avella, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Avella.

Adding Avella to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Avella post office opened in 1887.

We also found Avella on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/