Ava, Arkansas

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Ava, Arkansas
Ava is located in Arkansas
Ava
Ava
Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 93°12′20″W / 34.86944°N 93.20556°W / 34.86944; -93.20556Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 93°12′20″W / 34.86944°N 93.20556°W / 34.86944; -93.20556
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyPerry
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)501
GNIS feature ID65184[1]

Ava is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The community is 25 miles (40 km) west-southwest of Perryville. It is located on the south side of the South Fourche La Fave River floodplain and Arkansas Highway 314 passes on the north side of the river.[2]

The Hawks Schoolhouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is near the community.[3]

Ava Arkansas was named after  born in 1884 by her father  who was the postmaster at the time . She married  in 1907 . Ava is buried in the Seventh Day Adventist Church cemetery at Bonnerdale Arkansas .

References[]

  1. ^ "Ava". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Nimrod SW, Arkansas, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1979 ed.)
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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