Avery is an unincorporated community that straddles the boundary between Benton County and Hickory County, Missouri, United States. Avery is located on Supplemental Route B, north-northeast of Wheatland.
A post office called Avery was established in 1890, moving between businesses in Avery from time to time and thus between counties,The Towns: Avery. B. B. Ihrig. History of Hickory County, Missouri, 1970. Accessed via rootsweb.com, 30 Dec 2023. remaining in operation until 1897. The community has the name of Henry Avery, a county commissioner.
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