Welcome to Evans ...

Evans is located in Kent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Evans is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Evans is located in the (616) area code.

Communities Also Named Evans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Evans - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

• Grand Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Rockford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Belding
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <4>
• Sparta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Lowell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Cedar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <4>
• Howard City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <4>
• Kent City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
  • Kent City is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evans ...

Looking for more information about Evans? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Evans post office opened in 1888.

We also found Evans in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/