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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Avondale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Avondale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Avondale is primarily located in Chester County. A portion of Avondale extends into Luzerne County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Berks, Delaware, Lancaster & Montgomery.

Below are the counties that are near Avondale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avondale:

  • Chester County     (The home county of Avondale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • New Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • New Garden is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • Toughkenamon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Baker
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Baker is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Chatham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatham is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • West Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kennett Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clonmell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Clonmell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmell
    • Jennersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Kemblesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • Daleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Daleville is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Elkview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Elkview is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
  • Allegheny County
    • Overbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Kenneys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kenneys is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneys
    • Morgantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Joanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Joanna is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
    • New Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • New Morgan is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morgan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Geigertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Geigertown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
    • Plowville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Plowville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
    • Bally
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Beckersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Beckersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckersville
    • Scarlets Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
    • Alleghenyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
    • Birdsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Monocacy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Zebleys Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
    • Garnet Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Glen Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chester Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Creekside Village at Naamans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Aston Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
    • Boothwyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Linwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Glen Riddle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
    • Lima
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lima is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Christiana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ninepoints
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
    • Summerhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyrna is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Oak Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Kirks Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
    • Little Britain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
    • Buyerstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
    • Kinzers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanic Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
    • Meadville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Port Providence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
    • King - of - Prussia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Audubon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandywine Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
    • Bryn Mawr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulph Mills Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
    • Gulph Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rampart Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
    • Royersford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ardmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Philadelphia County
    • Bartram Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Slate Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Slate Hill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
    • Castle Fin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Castle Fin is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
    • Delta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Slab
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Slab is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
    • Bryansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bryansville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Southwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Vintage Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
    • York Towne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
    • Yorklyn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hockessin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Star
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Mendenhall Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
    • Mount Cuba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Cokesbury Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
    • Pike Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
    • Centreville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Appleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Fair Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
    • Old Line Village of Fair Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barksdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
    • Andora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
    • Blake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Bank ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Cherry Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Elk Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
    • Winding Brook Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
    • Blue Ball Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Harford County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Conowingo Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
    • Lapidum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
    • Stafford ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Darlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Havre de Grace
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Webster Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
    • Glenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Hopewell Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
    • Level
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Level is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
    • Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Poole
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Beckett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Cooper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Gibbstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
    • Mickleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
    • Avis Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Mullica Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
    • Carneys Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
    • Pennsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Pointers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Acton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Portertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
    • Quinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Riddleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Alloway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avondale, see our County-by-County Page for Avondale.

Cemeteries Near Avondale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avondale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Avondale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avondale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.

  • New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New West Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Grove Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Episcopalian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Marlborough AME Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • London Britain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Chatham.
      • The St. Malachi Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Doe Run Catholic Cemetery
      • Doe Run Catholic Church Cemetery
      • St. Malachi Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192550 <2>
    • Londonderry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Avondale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avondale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.

  • New Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • New Garden is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
  • Toughkenamon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Baker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Baker is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Chatham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • West Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chesterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesterville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
  • Landenberg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kaolin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaolin is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
  • Southwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
  • Kennett Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clonmell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clonmell is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmell
  • Willowdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Willowdale is located in Chester County
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  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jennersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County
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    • Kelton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Kelton is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
    • New London
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • New London is located in Chester County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avondale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.

Newspapers Published in Avondale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avondale, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avondale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Avondale:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.