Evansville, Missouri

Evansville is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Evansville was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1950.^[2] The community has the name of a railroad man, according to local history.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evansville, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
↑ "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Paris

Cities	Madison Monroe City‡ Paris

Villages	Florida Goss Holliday Stoutsville

Townships	Clay Indian Creek Jackson Jefferson Marion Monroe South Fork Union Washington Woodlawn

Unincorporated communities	Ash Clapper Evansville Granville Indian Creek Middle Grove North Fork Santa Fe Strother Tulip‡ Woodlawn

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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