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Welcome to Evanston ...

Evanston is located in George County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evanston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

When the people of Evanston refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Evanstonian<2>

Evanston is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Evanston: 601 & 769<4>

Communities Also Named Evanston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Evanston - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Tennessee (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Evanston ...

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

  • Leakesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wilmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Agricola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bexley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexley is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Howell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Brown Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Hillman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillman is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hurley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wade
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evanston ...

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

Adding Evanston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Evanston post office opened in 1901. The Evanston post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evanston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Evanston refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Evanston may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evanston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Evanston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Evanston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/