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 (ie- 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 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. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avondale. 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. 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. 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 .<6> From that list, the Avondale post office opened in 1891.
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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/Communities Also Named Avondale ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tarrant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avondale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9679, Longitude: -97.4206 In this case, the coordinates for Avondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). <5> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/