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Welcome to Eureka ...The city of Eureka is located Eureka is located in Navarro County<1>. The location of Eureka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Eureka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Eureka refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Eurekan<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Eureka has a population of 304 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Eureka is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Eureka lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eureka had an population of 304 people. This is a decrease of 0.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.59% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Eureka had a population of 307 people. This makes Eureka the county's 11th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 307 people, the population of Eureka decreased 9.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 340 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Eureka. While we believe that this Eureka is located in Navarro County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Eureka. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Harris, Shackelford and Stephens County. Beyond Texas, there are 68 communities that are also named Eureka - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eureka. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eureka. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eureka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eureka. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eureka. 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 Eureka. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eureka. See our Newspapers Page for Eureka. Looking for more information about Eureka? 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 Eureka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eureka. We originally found mention of Eureka in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eureka was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Eureka in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Eureka post office opened in 1870.
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