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Welcome to Evander ...

Evander is located in O'Brien County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evander, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Evander is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Evander: 712

Communities near Evander ...

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

  • Orange City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sibley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hull
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hull is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <3>
  • Hartley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Sanborn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • George
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paullina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Paullina is located in O'Brien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Primghar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Evander. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Evander.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Evander. 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 Evander.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evander ...

Looking for more information about Evander? 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 Evander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Evander.

Adding Evander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evander 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 (so far) for Evander was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evander.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including O'Brien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evander - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.