Avert is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Avert was established in 1890 and remained in operation until 1945.[2] An early variant name was "Day", after L. B. Day, a pioneer citizen.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avert, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

36°55′46″N 89°50′52″W / 36.92944°N 89.84778°W / 36.92944; -89.84778


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