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Welcome to Evans ...

Evans is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Evans is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Evans: 641

Communities Also Named Evans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Evans - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Evans ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evans ...

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

Adding Evans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evans 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 Evans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Evans post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evans.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evans - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/