Avery is an
unincorporated community
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in western
Milan Township,
Erie County,
Ohio
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,
United States
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.
It is part of the
Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. Avery is located along
US Route 250 near that road's interchange with
Interstate 80 and
Interstate 90, the
Ohio Turnpike
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. The area is characterized by hotels and some industry. It once had a post office, but is now included in the
Milan, Ohio
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The Erie County portion of Milan is part of the ...
postal zone (44846).
History
The current community called Avery, is all that remains of a village formerly known as Spears Corners.
Avery takes its name from "Avery Township" (the original name of
Milan Township) in
Erie County
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The area currently known as Avery was the name given to a railroad passenger depot built in 1882 by the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad where it crossed the Norwalk-
. In 1893, it became a stop on the
electric railroad, (similar to a city's "streetcar") later becoming part of the
system.