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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Evans (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Evans. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Evans is located in Columbia County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Edgefield (SC) & McCormick (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Evans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evans:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Evans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Snead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Arrow Head
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamkin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamkin
      • From Evans to Lamkin
    • Memory Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Lulaville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>
    • Kiokee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
      • Kiokee is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kiokee
      • From Evans to Kiokee
    • Fort Gordon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County
    • Grovetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maddox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Appling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harlem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Keysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
    • Saint Clair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Torbit Station
      • From Evans to Torbit Station
  • Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Dearing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Megahee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
    • Boneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <3>
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Bonair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Waverly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belair
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
      • Belair is located in Richmond County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belair
      • From Evans to Belair
    • National Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Forest Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Barton Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
    • Augusta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleming Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Southgate Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
    • Fairvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Pepperidge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Mesena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Camak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County (SC)
  • Edgefield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Murphys Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Colliers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evans, see our County-by-County Page for Evans.

Cemeteries Near Evans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evans.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.

  • Abilene Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abilene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abilene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellevue Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Darling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steiner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steiner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bugg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bugg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bugg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newmen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crafton Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crafton Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crafton Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crafton Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crafton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69833 <4>
  • Taylor Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Taylor Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71501 <4>
  • Continue List   (365 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Snellings Memorial Acre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snellings Memorial Acre
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snellings Memorial Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Westover Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Evans in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evans.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Evans, with the one closest to Evans listed first.

  • Lamkin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lamkin
    • From Evans to Lamkin
  • Martinez
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>
  • Belair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
    • Belair is located in Richmond County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belair
    • From Evans to Belair
  • Poverty Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
    • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
  • Morgana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
    • Morgana is located in Edgefield County (SC)
  • Kiokee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
    • Kiokee is located in Columbia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kiokee
    • From Evans to Kiokee
  • Grovetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forrest ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
    • Forrest is located in Columbia County
  • Wheless
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
    • Wheless is located in Richmond County
  • Lenoir ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
  • Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Aiken County (SC)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Appling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Berzelia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berzelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
      • Berzelia is located in Columbia County
    • Adventure ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
      • Adventure is located in Richmond County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evans.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Evans ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evans.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Evans. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Evans and those printed in the larger area surrounding Evans.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<6> of Evans.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Evans:

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyga.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn 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: 33.5371, Longitude: -82.1282    









 

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