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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Avon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Avon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Avon, please Contact Us.
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 Avon (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 Avon. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Avon is historic, it would have been located within present day Skagit County.
To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Skagit County: Chelan, Island, Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish & Whatcom.
Below are the counties that are near Avon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avon:
- Skagit County (The home county of Avon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skagit City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Big Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Fish Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Town is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
- La Conner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swinomish Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
- Sedro - Woolley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shelter Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
- Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Juniper Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Oak Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coupeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- San de Fuca is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San de Fuca
- Camp Diana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camp Diana is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Diana
- Greenbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Langley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bay View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay View is located in Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Freeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Port Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nordland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Juan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Decatur Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Island
- Olga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lopez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lopez is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
- Orcas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Island
- Eastsound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Friday Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snohomish County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Lake Ketchum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Ketchum is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ketchum
- North Stanwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stanwood
- Stanwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Utsalady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Utsalady is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Silvana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Warm Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Goodwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Goodwin is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Goodwin
- Lakewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKees Beach is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Beach
- Whatcom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Wickersham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Chuckanut Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Saxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Sudden Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Clipper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clipper is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Lummi Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Lummi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avon, see our County-by-County Page for Avon.
Cemeteries Near Avon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avon.
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 Avon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skagit City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Milltown Cemetery
- Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
- Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <3>
- Grandview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Eden Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camano Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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.
Avon itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avon, with the one closest to Avon listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Skagit City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Whitney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- La Conner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Montborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Gibraltar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- McMurray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Samish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Anacortes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avon.
Newspapers Published in Avon ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avon, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Avon:
- Websites specific to Washington
- Pages specific to Skagit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Island County
- Jefferson County
- San Juan County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Washington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Avon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Avon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |