Welcome to Evensville ...
Evensville is located in Rhea County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Evensville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Evensville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Evensville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Evensville (for example, toward Pikeville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Evensville: 423
Communities near Evensville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Evensville.
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
- Sale Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale Creek
- Sale Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale Creek <3>
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <3>
- Surprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Lakewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- East View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Evensville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evensville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Evensville. 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 Evensville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Evensville. See our Newspapers Page for Evensville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evensville ...
Looking for more information about Evensville? 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 Evensville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Evensville.
Adding Evensville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Evensville 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 Evensville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Evensville post office opened in 1878.
We also found Evensville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Evensville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evensville - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |