Welcome to Evansville ...

Evansville is located in Tunica County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evansville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

When the people of Evansville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Evansvillian<2>

Evansville is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Evansville lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Evansville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Evansville: This one is located in Tunica County and the other is located in Tate County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 29 communities that are also named Evansville - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Evansville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Evansville.

• Helena - West Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <5>
• Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Crenshaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <5>
• Tunica
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <5>
• Sledge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Horseshoe Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
  • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Lula
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
• Falcon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• LaGrange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Evansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evansville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Evansville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evansville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Evansville. See our Newspapers Page for Evansville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evansville ...

Looking for more information about Evansville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Evansville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Evansville.

Adding Evansville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evansville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Evansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Evansville post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evansville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/