Avon Park, Florida is a quaint, growing community in central southern Florida, about an hour's drive from downtown Orlando. Surrounded by popular attractions such as Cypress Gardens, the Disney World Resort, Sea World and Busch Gardens, the area attracts thousands of visitors every year. Currently, Avon Park has one small cemetery; Lakeview Memorial Gardens, opened in 1969 on a 25-acre parcel. An additional cemetery in the area would not only offer more choices to town and surrounding community residents, but also offer a different location that the flat, grounds of Lakeview, located just east of Lake Pythias. A new cemetery would provide for the growing and multicultural and multidenominational needs of Avon Park's residents as well as for surrounding nearby communities like Sebring and Lake Placid to the south, Bowling Green and Wauchula to the west and Winter Haven and Haines City to the north. Avon Park is home to over two dozen lakes, located within a few miles of beautiful Florida beach front properties. Despite its rapid growth, Avon Park is still considered a family town, nicknamed, "City Of Charm." Avon Park and its serene landscape and friendly atmosphere attracts visitors and residents of the surrounding communities of St. Petersburg and Tampa to the west along the Gulf of Mexico to residents of Port St. Lucie to the east, Orlando to the north and Palm Beach to the south. Situated on a major route between Orlando and Lake Okeechobee, Avon Park, situated in upper northwest Highlands County, has long been known for its water sports, fishing and proximity to both Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and Highlands Hammock State Park. Despite its small-town feel and ambience, the area surrounding Avon Park continues to attract families seeking the conveniences of major cities yet the serenity of a friendly, safe town that evokes easier, gentler times. Avon Park has experienced a 5.7% growth in population in recent years, with an expected 29.9% job growth outlook. Schools, parks and community resources located throughout Avon Park and its neighborhoods cater to the needs of the growing area, first settled in the 1880s and incorporated as a city in 1926. Since then, residents of Avon Park has lived up to its nickname as a charming, friendly and safe community. With an average 250 days of sunshine a year, Avon Park attracts young families and retirees seeking a better, cleaner, and more serene way of life. |
