Welcome to Avis ...

Avis is located in Augusta County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Avis is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Avis lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Avis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Avis - they are located in Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Avis ...

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

• Staunton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Staunton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Waynesboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Craigsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Craigsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Greenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Jolivue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Jolivue
• Arbor Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Arbor Hill
• Brand
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Brand is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Brand
• Middlebrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
  • Middlebrook is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Middlebrook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebrook <4>
• Fishersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
  • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fishersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <4>
• Lyndhurst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
  • Lyndhurst is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lyndhurst
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <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 Avis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avis ...

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

Adding Avis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Avis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Avis post office opened in 1883.

We also found Avis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/