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Evant in Coryell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Evant

 
 
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Photographed By Duane Hall, October 6, 2015
1. Evant Marker
Inscription. The town of Evant traces its history to an earlier settlement in this area. Langford Cove, founded in 1855 by Asa Langford (1820-1907), was located adjacent to and partly within the south boundary of the present town of Evant. A United States post office was authorized in 1876 under the name Cove.
     Evan T. Brooks and his family arrived in the area in 1876. In 1881 Brooks platted a townsite which was filed in Hamilton County records as Brooksville. The same plat appeared in Coryell County records in 1884 as Evant, so named from a combination of Brooks’ first name and middle initial. Streets and blocks were carefully planned, including a town square.
     The Cove post office was transferred to Evant and renamed in 1885. In 1878 a one-room plank schoolhouse was erected on land donated by Asa Langford in 1875. It was replaced in 1888 by a stone structure which, with additions and modifications, served Evant Independent School District until 1976.
     Over the years, businesses were established and churches and community groups were organized. The citizens of Evant voted to incorporate in an election held in December 1976.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

 
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1511.)
 
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is listed in these topic lists: EducationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
 
Location. 31° 28.538′ N, 98° 9.129′ W. Marker is in Evant, Texas, in Coryell County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 281 and E. Brooks Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Evant TX 76525, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First United Methodist Church of Evant (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin F. Gholson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pearl Church of Christ (approx. 8.1 miles away); Pearl Baptist Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); Pearl Methodist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Pearl School (approx. 8.7 miles away); Pearl Cemetery (approx. 8.7 miles away); Hamilton-Soules House (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evant.
 
Also see . . .  Evant, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on October 17, 2015.) 
 
Evant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 6, 2015
2. Evant Marker
Located at town square at intersection of US 281 and E. Brooks Dr
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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