Welcome to Eveland ...

Eveland is located in Mahaska County<1>.

The location of Eveland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Eveland is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Eveland is within the (641) area code.

Communities near Eveland ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Pella
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <4>
• Knoxville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Albia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <4>
• Eddyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Moravia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• Lovilia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
  • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <4>
• Beacon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 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 Eveland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eveland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eveland ...

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

Adding Eveland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eveland post office opened in 1883.

We also found Eveland in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eveland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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