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Welcome to Evening Shade ...

Evening Shade is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Evening Shade is located in Texas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Evening Shade, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

Evening Shade is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Evening Shade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Evening Shade - they are located in Arkansas (3) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Evening Shade ...

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

  • Saint Robert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Licking
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgar Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Bloodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Duke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duke is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Success
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Evening Shade ...

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

Adding Evening Shade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Evening Shade 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 Evening Shade was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Evening Shade.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Evening Shade - 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.