The location of Avella
Welcome to Avella ...
Avella is located in Washington County.
The location of Avella has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Avella is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Avella lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Avella ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Avella and not the distance if you are driving.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Martins Ferry (OH) [Map] | 6,659 | SW | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Mingo Junction (OH) [Map] | 3,262 | W | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Steubenville (OH) [Map] | 18,003 | NW | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Toronto (OH) [Map] | 4,814 | NW | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Wintersville (OH) [Map] | 3,727 | NW | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Bridgeville [Map] | 5,023 | E | 19 miles [30.6 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Avella.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Avella. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avella.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Avella:
Websites for Avella ...
| Chamber of Commerce: | www.washcochamber.com/ |
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.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avella) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2751, Longitude: -80.4606 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Avella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Avella. |