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 102. The population density is 27.3 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 occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the terrain begins to lose its composure, shifting from flat pasture into the earnest, rising timber of the Ozark National Forest. It lies 26.1 miles north-northwest of Van Buren, AR (from Van Buren, AR: bearing 341°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Stilwell. The earth here is heavy and dark, patterned by the persistent, thin ribbons of Evansville Creek that carve through the limestone, cooling the air even when the summer heat hangs thick and motionless. To the east, the silhouette of Grapevine Ridge provides a jagged, permanent horizon, while the lower, hidden pockets of Low Gap Hollow hold shadows long after the morning sun has cleared the canopy. The light in the late afternoon possesses a particular, honeyed quality, catching the dust of the backroads and turning the simple, weathered wood of old barns into something resembling burnished copper.

Evansville remains defined by the persistence of those who first cleared these woods to establish a life tethered to the soil and the timber. Economic life has always leaned toward the rhythm of the harvest and the slow, necessary labor of managing the surrounding woods, leaving the pace of the day to be dictated by the sun rather than the clock. A few miles away, the quiet stillness of Stillwell Orchard Pond marks the intersection of human industry and the natural drainage of the hills, serving as a reminder of the water that sustains the local groves. The character of Evansville is found in the steady, unadorned resilience of its residents, who carry on in a landscape that demands attention to the seasons and a quiet respect for the geography that keeps the world at a distance.

About This Evansville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Evansville, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.795361, -94.496884. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

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).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.