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Communities Also Named Evans ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Evans.

Within British Columbia, the name Evans is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 30 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 29 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Evans [Hale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Evans [Ouachita County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Evans is located in Weld County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Evans.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Evans is located in Columbia County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Evans.
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Evans [Cassia County].
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Evans is located in Logan County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Evans.
      • Marshall County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Evans [Marshall County].
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Evans is located in Mahaska County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Evans.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Evans [Chase County].
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Evans [Letcher County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Evans is located in Vernon Parish and lies 2,007 miles [3,230 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Evans.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Evans is located in Kent County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Evans.
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Evans [Faribault County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Evans is located in Yazoo County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Evans.
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Evans is located in Douglas County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Evans.
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This Evans is located in Cascade County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Evans.
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Evans.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Evans lies 2,635 miles [4,240.6 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Evans [Erie County].
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Evans [Chatham County].
    • Oklahoma
      • McIntosh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Evans [McIntosh County].
    • Oregon
      • Wallowa County
      • This Evans is located in Wallowa County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Evans.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Evans is located in Fayette County and lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Evans.
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This Evans is located in Chester County and lies 2,334 miles [3,756.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Evans.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Evans is located in Cass County and lies 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Evans.
      • Hardeman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Evans [Hardeman County].
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Evans is located in Box Elder County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Evans.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Evans is located in Stevens County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Evans.
      • Walla Walla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Evans [Walla Walla County].
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Evans is located in Jackson County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Evans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Evans ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Creekside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Gates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Green River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Nesters
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesters came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesters
  • Owl Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
  • Whistler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whistler <5>
  • Whistler Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Creek

How Far From Evans to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Evans to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evans and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Evans to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Evans could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.3167, Longitude: -122.7167    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Evans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Evans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.298 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.056 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.783 degrees.




 

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