Evansville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°19′59″N 79°52′7″W / 39.33306°N 79.86861°W / 39.33306; -79.86861Evansville 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.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evansville, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
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Municipalities and communities of Preston County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Kingwood
- Kingwood
- Albright
- Brandonville
- Bruceton Mills
- Masontown
- Newburg
- Reedsville
- Rowlesburg
- Terra Alta
- Tunnelton
communities
- Afton
- Alpine Lake
- Amboy
- Austen
- Borgman
- Bretz
- Brookside
- Browns Mill
- Bull Run
- Carmel
- Cascade
- Clifton Mills
- Colebank
- Corinth
- Cranesville
- Cuzzart
- Denver
- Eglon
- Etam
- Evansville
- Fellowsville
- Glade Farms
- Gladesville
- Guseman
- Hazelton
- Herring
- Hiorra
- Hiram
- Hopemont
- Hopewell
- Horse Shoe Run
- Howesville
- Independence
- Lenox
- Little Sandy
- Macomber
- Manown
- Mount Nebo
- Mount Olivet
- Mountain View (north)
- Mountain View (south)
- Orr
- Pisgah
- Pleasantdale
- Preston
- Rockville
- Rohr
- Ruthbelle
- Saint Joe
- Scotch Hill
- Sell
- Silver Lake
- Sinclair
- Snider
- Stevensburg
- Sugar Valley
- Threefork Bridge
- Turner Douglass
- Valley Point
- Victoria
- West End
- White Oak Springs
- Zevely
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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