History of Evansville

This Indian village developed in 1945 when Bettles Field was built as an attendant facility for exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4. Work at the airfield, located about five miles upstream from Bettles, attracted the natives and settlement began near the north end of the landing strip. A post office was established at Bettles Field in 1950 (Ricks, 1965, p. 7).

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Places Near Evansville

Old Bettles, Soo City,

Bettles,

Birch Hill Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Ninemile Lake,

Birch Hill,

Ninemile Hills,

John River, Wild River,

Chicken Creek, Death Valley Creek, Hackett Creek, Jack Creek, Jack White Creek, Jane Creek, Mud Creek, Mud Creek,

Evansville,