Avalon, Missouri Explained

Avalon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Livingston
Unit Pref:US
Population Density Sq Mi:auto

Avalon is an unincorporated community in southern Livingston County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route H, approximately one mile east of U.S. Route 65 and ten miles southeast of Chillicothe.[1]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 21-22
  2. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 189.
  3. Web site: Livingston County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070621/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_livingston.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. October 30, 2016.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 30 October 2016.