WayfarrowEvander
Ghost town · O'Brien County, Iowa
Evander is a ghost town in O'Brien County, Iowa. It is the only former community in O'Brien County recorded on the federal names register, out of 226 across Iowa.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Evander as a historical populated place on the Sheldon topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.1786° N, 95.7625° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sheldon |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,420 ft |
| Nearest living town | Sheldon, IA |
| Distance to it | 4.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 464064 |
| Coordinates | 43.17859, -95.76251 |
What's there now
Evander is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sheldon, IA (population 5,386), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,420 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lakewoodghost town · Lyon County · 23.3 mi
- Ash Creekghost town · Rock County · 33 mi
- Maclayghost town · Clay County · 37.7 mi
- Plymouthghost town · Plymouth County · 38.3 mi
- Bruceghost town · Rock County · 39.8 mi
- Manleyghost town · Rock County · 44.1 mi
- Fallowghost town · Palo Alto County · 48.4 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.