Welcome to Evelyn ...
So far, we found very little information about Evelyn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Evelyn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Evelyn, please Contact Us.
Evelyn would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
Evelyn was established in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Evelyn is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Evelyn was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Evelyn was located: 760 & 442<4>
Communities Also Named Evelyn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Evelyn - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Evelyn.
Communities near Evelyn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Evelyn.
- Shoshone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Shoshone is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshone <5>
- Death Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Junction
- Death Valley Junction is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Death Valley Junction:
- Amargosa
- Death Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Death Valley Junction <5>
- Lila C ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Greenwater ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
- Greenwater is located in Inyo County
- Pahrump
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahrump
- Pahrump is located in Nye County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahrump <5>
- Tecopa Hot Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecopa Hot Springs
- Tecopa Hot Springs is located in Inyo County
- Tecopa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecopa
- Tecopa is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecopa <5>
- Ryan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Inyo County
- Scranton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Inyo County
- Johnnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
- Johnnie is located in Nye County (NV)
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 Evelyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evelyn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Evelyn. 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 Evelyn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Evelyn. See our Newspapers Page for Evelyn.
Adding Evelyn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Evelyn 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 Evelyn was mentioned on a train schedule titled Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Employees' Time Table #31 (January 1928).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Evelyn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Evelyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evelyn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Evelyn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Evelyn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |