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Self-guided · metro area, Indiana

Historic Post Offices in Evansville, IN

Historic post offices near you, many with Depression-era murals still on the lobby walls.

The Evansville, IN metro area has about 273,786 residents, ranking 186th in the country. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.

Man stands outside a vintage postal office building - historic post offices — Photo: Julia Mayo on Unsplash

A man entering a post office at night - historic post offices — Photo: Joe Han on Unsplash

A building with signs on the front - historic post offices — Photo: Sean Foster on Unsplash

On the record near Evansville, IN

The 12 nearest

14 listed sites on the record match historic post offices within 120 miles of Evansville, IN, out of 114 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Evansville Post Officeunder a mile from the center of Evansville · Building · Evansville · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places
Federal Building and US Post Office--Owensboro29 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Owensboro · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
US Post Office--Madisonville45 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Madisonville · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
US Post Office--Elizabethtown95 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Elizabethtown · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House100 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Louisville · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
Clarksville Federal Building101 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Clarksville · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office101 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Louisville · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse (Boundary Increase)101 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Louisville · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
US Post Office--Murray102 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Murray · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office103 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Mayfield · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building104 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Terre Haute · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
US Post Office--Brazil110 miles from the center of Evansville · Building · Brazil · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Evansville, IN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Post Offices in Evansville, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
4
View from the public way and note what has changed
5
Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Evansville, IN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Evansville, IN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Evansville

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Evansville, IN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Evansville, IN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.