Evanswood, Wisconsin

Evanswood, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Evanswood, Wisconsin
Evanswood, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°17′23″N 88°55′53″W / 44.28972°N 88.93139°W / 44.28972; -88.93139Coordinates: 44°17′23″N 88°55′53″W / 44.28972°N 88.93139°W / 44.28972; -88.93139
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Waupaca
Elevation 781 ft (238 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID 1850444[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 of 1854.[2]

Notes

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


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