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Evansville is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, USA. It was named after Edward Evans. The land was given to him for serving under George Washington at Fort Necessity during the French and Indian War. He later served in the Revolutionary War.
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'''Evansville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. Evansville lies on the [[Northwestern Turnpike]] ([[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=262;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=234}}</ref>
 
== References ==
 
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{{Preston County, West Virginia}}
 
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Preston County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Northwestern Turnpike]]
[[Category:Morgantown metropolitan area]]
 
 
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