Evanswood, Wisconsin

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Evanswood, Wisconsin
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Evanswood, Wisconsin
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Evanswood, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°17′23″N88°55′53″W / 44.28972°N 88.93139°W / 44.28972; -88.93139
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Waupaca
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920
GNIS feature ID1850444 [1]

Evanswood is an unincorporated community in the town of Weyauwega, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was named for an early settler named Evan Townsend, who became the first postmaster when the post office was established in September 1854. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Evanswood, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 91. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.