Welcome to Evansport ...

Evansport is located in Defiance County<1>.

The location of Evansport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Evansport: EE-vunz-port<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evansport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Evansport is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Evansport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Evansport: (419) and (567)<5>

Communities near Evansport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Evansport.

• Defiance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <6>
• Bryan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <6>
• Napoleon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <6>
• Wauseon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <6>
• Archbold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <6>
• Montpelier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <6>
• Edgerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <6>
• West Unity
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <6>
• Pioneer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <6>
• Stryker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Evansport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evansport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Evansport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evansport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Evansport. See our Newspapers Page for Evansport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evansport ...

Looking for more information about Evansport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Evansport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Evansport.

Adding Evansport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evansport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Evansport was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Evansport in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evansport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evansport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/