page_title: Avon, Indiana
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Avon, Indiana / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Avon Town Hall
context_page_description: Avon is a town in Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,446 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the estimated population was 18,706.
context_section_description: The first settlement at Avon was made around 1830. The first post office at Avon opened as "Smootsdell", in 1868. It was renamed "Avon" in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. The present name is after Avon in England.
caption: Avon Town Hall
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