Avalon, Missouri
Avalon is an unincorporated community in southern Livingston County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route H about one mile east of U.S. Route 65 and ten miles south of Chillicothe.
Avalon was platted in 1869.[2] The community's name is a transfer from Avallon, in France.[3] A post office called Avalon was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1985.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avalon, Missouri
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 189.
- ↑ "Livingston County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 39°39′33″N 93°26′30″W / 39.65917°N 93.44167°W
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