Welcome to Evangeline ...

Evangeline is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evangeline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Evangeline is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Evangeline: 337

The ZIP code for Evangeline: 70537<3>

Communities Also Named Evangeline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Evangeline: This one is located in Acadia Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish.

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

Communities near Evangeline ...

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

• Crowley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Jennings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Eunice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Rayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <4>
• Welsh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Lake Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Basile
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <4>
• Iota
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Elton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <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 Evangeline. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evangeline.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evangeline ...

Looking for more information about Evangeline? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Evangeline, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Evangeline.

Adding Evangeline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Evangeline post office opened in 1887.

We also found Evangeline on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evangeline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/