Welcome to Averett ...

Averett is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Averett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Averett is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Averett: 434

Communities near Averett ...

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

• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Oxford is located in Granville County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oxford
  • From Averett to Oxford
• South Boston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Boston
  • From Averett to South Boston
• Chase City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chase City
  • From Averett to Chase City
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Stovall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Boydton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
• Clover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clover
  • From Averett to Clover
• Virgilina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Virgilina
  • From Averett to Virgilina
• Scottsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
• Mill Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village

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 Averett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Averett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Averett ...

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

Adding Averett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Averett 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 (so far) for Averett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Averett post office opened in 1884. The Averett post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Averett.