Welcome to North Evanston ...

North Evanston is located in Cook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Evanston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for North Evanston: N. Evanston

North Evanston is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near North Evanston ...

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

• Chicago
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Cicero
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Arlington Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Schaumburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Palatine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Des Plaines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Berwyn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Oak Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <4>
• Glenview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Evanston ...

Looking for more information about North Evanston? 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 North Evanston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Evanston.

Adding North Evanston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Evanston in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Evanston was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found North Evanston in the book titled .<5> From that list, the North Evanston post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Evanston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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