Avon, Idaho

Avon is an unincorporated community in Latah County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1]

History

A post office operated under the name Avon from 1891 until 1953.[2] However, the community Avon moved to its current location in 1907 when a new railroad line missed the original townsite.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avon, Idaho
  2. "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. "Ghost towns of Latah County". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. May 13, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved 23 April 2015.



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