The ground of Evansville was surveyed and platted, and the village took the post-office name.

The evidence

• “Upon the establishment of a post office, the name of Evansville was chosen, and, in 1855, the ground was surveyed and platted, and the name by which the post office was known selected as the future name of the village, which, in 1867, by virtue of an act passed by the State Legislature, became a chartered village, ofiicered by a president and board of trustees, clerk and treasurer, of whom the following is a list :”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 654 / book p. 658

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources