Welcome to Evelyn ...

Evelyn is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Evelyn is located in Alger County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evelyn, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Evelyn is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Evelyn is within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Evelyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Evelyn - they are located in British Columbia, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Evelyn ...

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

• Munising
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising
  • Munising is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munising <4>
• Chatham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Wetmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
• Munising Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munising Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
  • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
• Melstrand
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
  • Melstrand is located in Alger County
• Creighton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
• Steuben
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
• Au Train
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Train
  • Au Train is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Train <4>
• Slapneck ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
  • Slapneck is located in Alger County
• Walsh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
  • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evelyn ...

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

Adding Evelyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evelyn 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 Evelyn was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evelyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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