Welcome to Evans ...

So far, we found very little information about Evans. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Evans to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Evans, please Contact Us.

Evans would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.

The pronunciation of Evans: EV-uhnz<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Evans is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Evans was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Evans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Evans: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Logan County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 30 communities that are also named Evans - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Evans ...

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

• Streator
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Oglesby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Oglesby is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <5>
• Henry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
• Roanoke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Minonk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
  • Minonk is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minonk <5>
• Lacon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Lacon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <5>
• Granville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• Washburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <5>
• Flanagan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Tonica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonica
  • Tonica is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonica <5>

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

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

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

Adding Evans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evans 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 Evans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Evans post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov