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Welcome to Eugene ...

Eugene is located in Knox County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eugene: 309 & 861<3>

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)
  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Galva
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Farmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Princeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dunlap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanna City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Toulon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 (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 1857. The Eugene post office closed in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eugene.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Eugene area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. 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/