Welcome to Evinston ...

Evinston is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evinston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Evinston is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Evinston: 352

The ZIP code for Evinston: 32633<3>

Communities near Evinston ...

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

• Gainesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gainesville
  • From Evinston to Gainesville
• Williston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williston
  • From Evinston to Williston
• Hawthorne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hawthorne
  • From Evinston to Hawthorne
• Archer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Archer
  • From Evinston to Archer
• Micanopy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Micanopy
  • From Evinston to Micanopy
• Reddick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reddick
  • From Evinston to Reddick
• Orange Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
  • Orange Lake is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Lake <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orange Lake
  • From Evinston to Orange Lake
• Paynes Town ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
  • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
• Irvine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Marion County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Irvine
  • From Evinston to Irvine
• Island Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
  • Island Grove is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Grove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Island Grove
  • From Evinston to Island Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evinston ...

Looking for more information about Evinston? 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 Evinston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Evinston.

Adding Evinston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evinston 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 Evinston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Evinston post office opened in 1882.

We also found Evinston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evinston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/