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Welcome to Evansdale ...

Evansdale is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evansdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Evansdale is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Evansdale: 252

Communities Also Named Evansdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Evansdale - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Evansdale ...

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

  • Wilson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kenly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
  • Snow Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stantonsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Evansdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evansdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evansdale ...

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

Adding Evansdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evansdale 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 Evansdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Evansdale post office opened in 1908. The Evansdale post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evansdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evansdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/