Jump to content

Avon, Missouri

Edit links
Coordinates: 37°45′05″N 90°13′24″W / 37.75139°N 90.22333°W / 37.75139; -90.22333
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 21:59, 21 July 2023 (→top: add "use mdy dates" template). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Avon, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°45′05″N 90°13′24″W / 37.75139°N 90.22333°W / 37.75139; -90.22333
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySainte Genevieve
TownshipSaline
Elevation
730 ft (222.5[1] m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63670
Area code573
FIPS code29-02782
GNIS feature ID713512

Avon is an unincorporated community located in Saline Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.[2] Avon is located 20 miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve.[3][1]

Etymology

Although the derivation of Avon's name is unknown, an admirer of Shakespeare may have chosen it, taking it from Shakespeare’s hometown Stratford-upon-Avon.[3]

History

Avon was first established as a lead mining camp, using furnaces to process the lead.[4][5] A post office was in operation in Avon between 1849 and 1928.[6] In 1925, Avon had 21 inhabitants.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Avon (Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri): Summarized Details". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avon, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 - The State Historical Society of Missouri". The State Historical Society of Missouri. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ^ William Franklin Switzler; Robert Allen Campbell; Alban Jasper Conant; George Clinton Swallow (1879). "Switzler's Illustrated History of Missouri, from 1541 to 1877". C. R. Barns: 562. avon. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Robert Allen Campbell (1874). "Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri: From Articles Contributed by Prominent Gentlemen in Each County of the State, and Information Collected and Collated from Official and Other Authentic Sources". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Missouri Postal History "Ste. Genevieve". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Avon,_Missouri&oldid=1166487340"