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Welcome to Eugene ...

Eugene is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eugene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Eugene is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eugene lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Eugene: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Eugene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Eugene - they are located in Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, 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.

  • Modesto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <4>
  • Riverbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
  • Ripon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <4>
  • Waterford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Escalon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <4>
  • Cometa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
  • Telegraph City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
  • Adela
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela

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 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 (so far) 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 1894. The Eugene post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eugene.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Stanislaus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eugene - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Eugene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Eugene area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/