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Welcome to Evans Landing ...

Evans Landing is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evans Landing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Evans Landing: Evans Lndg. (or less commonly used: Evans Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Evans Landing for more information about variations on the name of Evans Landing.

Evans Landing is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Evans Landing (for example, toward Cannelton), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Evans Landing: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Evans Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Evans Landing - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Evans Landing ...

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

  • Louisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Radcliff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Radcliff is located in Hardin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
  • Shively
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
  • Shepherdsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hillview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Vine Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Corydon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
  • Brandenburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evans Landing ...

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

Adding Evans Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evans Landing 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 (so far) for Evans Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evans Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evans Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Evans Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Evans Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.