Avon, Missouri

Avon, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°45′05″N90°13′24″W / 37.75139°N 90.22333°W / 37.75139; -90.22333
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Sainte Genevieve
Township	Saline
Elevation	730 ft (222.5 [1]  m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63670
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-02782
GNIS feature ID	713512

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. "Avon (Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri): Summarized Details". RoadsideThoughts. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avon, Missouri
3. "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.