Evansville Arkansas Map

About Evansville, Arkansas

Evansville is a locality in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 10.4 people per km². Evansville is located at 35.7954°N, 94.4969°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72729.

Evansville rests in a hollow where the Ozark foothills begin to soften their ruggedness, a place where the land folds in on itself like an old, familiar quilt. It lies 26.5 miles south-west of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 226°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Stilwell. The surrounding terrain is a study in patient erosion, with slopes that are steep enough to hold the morning mist but gentle enough for grazing cattle. Ancient oaks and hickory trees, their bark fissured like weathered maps, crowd the ridges, their canopies forming a dense, verdant ceiling that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the ground. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance that deepens after a summer rain, and the quiet is broken only by the drone of cicadas or the distant lowing of livestock. This corner of Washington County holds a quiet resilience, its economy once tied to the modest yields of small farms and the lumber that was coaxed from the surrounding woods. History whispers in the weathered clapboard of the few remaining older buildings, remnants of a time when this was a more bustling crossroads, a place where wagons might have paused before continuing their journey. Though the larger agricultural enterprises have shifted elsewhere, a spirit of self-sufficiency still clings to Evansville, evident in the well-tended gardens and the occasional roadside stand selling sweet corn or plump tomatoes. The nearby Illinois River, though not a grand waterway, offers its own quiet beauty, a ribbon of cool water that has witnessed generations pass and continues to flow with an unhurried persistence.

About This Evansville Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Evansville, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Evansville and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Evansville includes the ZIP code (72729), telephone area code (479), county seat of Washington County (Fayetteville), and school district assignment (Lincoln School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Evansville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.