Welcome to Avondale ...

Avondale is located

Avondale is located in Tarrant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Avondale is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Avondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Avondale: This one is located in Tarrant County and the other is located in Cameron County.

Beyond Texas, there are 61 communities that are also named Avondale - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (8), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avondale.

Communities near Avondale ...

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

• Fort Worth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Worth
  • Fort Worth is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Worth <4>
• Flower Mound
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Mound
  • Flower Mound is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flower Mound <4>
• North Richland Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richland Hills
  • North Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Richland Hills <4>
• Grapevine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Grapevine is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapevine <4>
• Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Keller
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <4>
• Haltom City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haltom City
  • Haltom City is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haltom City <4>
• Hurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
  • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <4>
• Southlake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlake
  • Southlake is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southlake <4>
• Colleyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleyville
  • Colleyville is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colleyville <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 Avondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avondale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avondale ...

Looking for more information about Avondale? 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 Avondale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avondale.

Adding Avondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avondale 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 Avondale was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Avondale in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Avondale post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/