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Evansville, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Evansville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°19′59″N 79°52′7″W / 39.33306°N 79.86861°W / 39.33306; -79.86861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation1,326 ft (404 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1538761

Evansville is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Evansville lies on the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) along Little Sandy Creek.

Sources differ whether the community was named after Edward, Henry or Hugh Evans, all of whom were first settlers.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evansville, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 234.
Municipalities and communities of Preston County, West Virginia, United States
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