Welcome to Evelyn ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evelyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Time Zone: Evelyn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Evelyn lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Evelyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Evelyn - they are located in British Columbia, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Evelyn.

Adding Evelyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evelyn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Evelyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Evelyn post office opened in 1888.

We also found Evelyn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evelyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Evelyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/