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EVANT, TEXAS

Coryell County / Hamilton County, Central Texas North

31° 28' 35" N, 98° 9' 6" W (31.476389, -98.151667)

US. 84 and 281
25 miles W of Gatesville the county seat
25 miles E of Goldthwaite
16 miles S of Hamilton
30 miles N of Lampasas
Population: 408 Est. (2018)
426 (2010) 393 (2000) 444 (1990)

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Evant, TX - Downtown
Downtown Evant
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, July 2009

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EVANT

The town of Evant traces its history to an earlier settlement in this area. Langford Cove, founded in 1855 by Asa Langford (1820-1970), 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.

Evant Texas Baptist church
Baptist church in Evant
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 2003
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Evant Texas old gym
The old gym in Evant
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Evant, TX - Old Business
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Evant, TX -Old Gas Station
Old Gas Station
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Evant TX Historical Marker
Evant TX Historical Marker
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, July 2009
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Evant, Texas Nearby Towns:
Gatesville the county seat
Goldthwaite
Hamilton
Lampasas

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