EvartsKentucky
Evarts is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The post office was opened on February 9, 1855, and named for one of the area's pioneer families.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Evarts
Evarts is a tiny community in southeastern Kentucky, home to 601 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Evarts holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.38 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,582 residents per square mile.
📰 Evarts News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Evarts Unique
- The only place in America named Evarts — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southeastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Evarts
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Black Mountain Thunder Zipline · Attraction
- Little Stadium · Attraction
- NARROW · Attraction
- The Ledge · Attraction
- Thunder Zipline · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Evarts
- James E. Bickford State Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Kentenia State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Evarts
- Black Mountain Elementary School
- Evarts Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.