Evening Shade is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in northwest
Texas County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
.
The community is located on
Missouri Route AW, approximately four miles north of
Roby. The community of Old Evening Shade is about two miles to the northwest.
History
A post office called Eveningshade was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1957. The community was descriptively named.
References
Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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