Avon, Iowa

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Avon, Iowa
Former unincorporated community
Avon, Iowa is located in Iowa
Avon, Iowa
Avon, Iowa
Location of Avon, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°31′43″N 93°31′24″W / 41.52861°N 93.52333°W / 41.52861; -93.52333Coordinates: 41°31′43″N 93°31′24″W / 41.52861°N 93.52333°W / 41.52861; -93.52333
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyPolk County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Avon is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Avon was previously known as Watts Cemetery.

History[]

The original townsite of Avon was platted by Charles Keeney in 1855. Nearby Avon Lake, one mile southeast, was founded when the railroad bypassed Avon. The first schoolhouse in the area was built in 1856.[1] Avon's population was 6 in 1902,[2] and 18 in 1925.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Anon. (1880). The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, its Towns, Etc. Birdsall, Williams and Company. p. 622.
  2. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  3. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (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. 190.
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