Welcome to Everett ...

Everett is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Everett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Everett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Everett is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Everett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Everett: (847) & (224)<4>

Communities Also Named Everett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Everett - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Everett ...

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

• Waukegan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <5>
• Arlington Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <5>
• Evanston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <5>
• Schaumburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <5>
• Palatine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <5>
• Skokie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <5>
• Des Plaines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <5>
• Mount Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <5>
• Hoffman Estates
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <5>
• Glenview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Glenview is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenview <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 Everett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Everett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Everett ...

Looking for more information about Everett? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Everett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Everett.

Adding Everett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Everett post office opened in 1892.

We also found Everett mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Everett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

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