Welcome to Eugene ...

Eugene is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Eugene has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eugene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Eugene is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eugene lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Eugene is located in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Eugene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Eugene - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho (2), Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eugene.

Communities near Eugene ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eugene.

• Galesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Knoxville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Galva
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <4>
• Farmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Elmwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Elmwood is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <4>
• Princeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <4>
• Dunlap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
• Wyoming
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Hanna City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna City
  • Hanna City is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna City <4>
• Toulon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Toulon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eugene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eugene.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eugene. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eugene.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eugene. See our Newspapers Page for Eugene.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eugene ...

Looking for more information about Eugene? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eugene, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eugene.

Adding Eugene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eugene in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eugene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eugene post office opened in 1857.

We also found Eugene on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eugene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eugene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov