Editing Avilla, Missouri (section)

==Geography==
Avilla is located at {{Coord|37|11|38|N|94|7|44|W|type:city}} (37.193821, −94.128991),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> ten miles east of [[Carthage, Missouri]], on [[Route 96 (Missouri)|MO Route 96]] (formerly Historic [[U.S. Route 66 in Missouri|U.S. Route 66]]) and four miles west of the [[Lawrence County, Missouri|Lawrence County]] line.  The village is surrounded by pasture and farmland, small forested areas and branching spring-fed streams. [[White Oak Creek (Spring River)|White Oak Creek]] is the nearest to the south and east, and Dry Fork & Deer Creek to the north. [[Spring River (Missouri)|Spring River]] runs past about three miles to the south which is eventually fed by these [[Source (river or stream)|headwater]]  streams.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>