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

History

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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]

Avon's population was estimated at 100 in 1909.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avon, Idaho
  2. ^ "Latah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ghost towns of Latah County". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. May 13, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.

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