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History · Avalon

Avalon dates to 1869, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1924 on.

1869founded
0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Avalon began

When was Avalon founded?

1869

Avalon dates its founding to 1869 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1872.

2020 census: 83157 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1872.

What stands out about Avalon’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Avalon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19243 editions of the USGS map, 1924 to 1984. Watch Avalon change.Old housesHalf of Avalon’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Avalon’s history is told.

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On the map

Avalon on the map, 1924 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Avalon. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Avalon on the 1924 USGS mapAvalon on the 1951 USGS mapAvalon on the 1984 USGS map1924Hale sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Avalon.

The story so far

Avalon, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Avalon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Avalon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 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. As of the 2020 census, Avalon had a population of 83. Avalon was platted in 1869. The community's name is a transfer from Avallon, in France. A post office called Avalon was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1985.

Avalon was established in 1869.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Avalon, 1869 to 1924

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1869
    FoundingAvalon is established
  3. 1884Born herePaul Carpenter Standley is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1924On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Questions about Avalon’s history

What year was Avalon founded?

In 1869, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Avalon’s post office opened in 1872.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.