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Welcome to Eve ...

Eve is located in Vernon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eve, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Eve is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Eve: 417

Communities Also Named Eve ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eve - they are located in Kansas and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Eve ...

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

  • Nevada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Scott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
    • Fort Scott has also been known as:
    • Fort Scott City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
  • Liberal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Liberal is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Mulberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hume
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hume is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Arcadia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Prescott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Walker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Bronaugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Fulton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eve ...

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

Adding Eve to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eve 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 (so far) for Eve was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eve post office opened in 1885. The Eve post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eve.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eve - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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