- The City of Avon, Ohio, is located in northeast Lorain County near Lake Erie. At the close of the American Revolution in 1783, the British and the Iroquois organized a general Indian confederation to defend the Ohio River frontier against the Americans. The land that was to become Avon lay in Indian territory. ... Current Events Features MESSAGE BOARD (CLASS REUNIONS) JOIN MAIL LIST ACTIVITY ...www.avonhistory.org