Avon, Missouri
| Avon, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′05″N 90°13′24″W / 37.75139°N 90.22333°WCoordinates: 37°45′05″N 90°13′24″W / 37.75139°N 90.22333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Sainte Genevieve |
| Township | Saline |
| Elevation | 730 ft (222.5[1] m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63670 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-02782[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 713512[3] |
Avon is an unincorporated community located in Saline Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. Avon is located 20 miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.[4][5]
Name
Although it is not known where the name derives from, an admirer of William Shakespeare may have chosen the name, taking it from Shakespeare’s hometown Stratford upon Avon.[6]
History
Avon’s was established as a lead mining camp, using furnaces to process the lead.[7][8] A post office was in operation in Avon between 1849 and 1928.[9]
References
- ↑ RoadsideThoughts http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/avon-xx-sainte-genevieve-summary.htm
- ↑ RoadsideThoughts http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/avon-xx-sainte-genevieve-summary.htm
- ↑ RoadsideThoughts http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/avon-xx-sainte-genevieve-summary.htm
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
- ↑ Roadside.Thoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/avon-xx-sainte-genevieve-summary.htm
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html
- ↑ William Franklin Switzler, Robert Allen Campbell, Alban Jasper Conant, George Clinton Swallow (1879). "Switzler's Illustrated History of Missouri, from 1541 to 1877".
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ Missouri Postal History http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/st186se.htm
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