Welcome to Evergreen ...

Evergreen is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evergreen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Evergreen is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Evergreen is located in the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Evergreen ...

While we believe that this Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Evergreen. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hidalgo, Lee and Starr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 58 communities that are also named Evergreen - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (6), Missouri (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Evergreen ...

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

• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Willis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Onalaska
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
• Panorama Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Shepherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Cut and Shoot
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
  • Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <4>
• New Waverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
  • New Waverly is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <4>
• Coldspring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
  • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <4>
• Point Blank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <4>
• Goodrich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Goodrich is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <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 Evergreen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evergreen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evergreen ...

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

Adding Evergreen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evergreen 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 Evergreen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Evergreen post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evergreen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Jacinto County: www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/