Welcome to Evansville ...

Evansville is located in Hale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evansville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Evansville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Evansvillian<3>

Evansville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Evansville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Evansville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Evansville: This one is located in Hale County and the other is located in Chambers County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 29 communities that are also named Evansville - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New York, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Evansville.

Communities near Evansville ...

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

• Eutaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
  • Eutaw is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutaw <5>
• Moundville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
  • Moundville is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <5>
• Greensboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Forkland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Boligee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boligee
  • Boligee is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boligee <5>
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
• Oak Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Oak Village is located in Hale County
• Sawyerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
  • Sawyerville is located in Hale County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <5>
• Knoxville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Greene County
• Powers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Hale County

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 Evansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evansville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Evansville. 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 Evansville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evansville ...

Looking for more information about Evansville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Evansville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Evansville.

Adding Evansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evansville 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 Evansville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Evansville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/