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Welcome to Eureka ...The city of Eureka is located in Woodford County<1> and is the County Seat for Woodford County. The location of Eureka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Eureka: u-REE-kuh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Eureka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. When the people of Eureka refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Eurekan<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Eureka has a population of 5,269 people<5> (see below for details). Eureka is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Eureka lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Eureka is within the boundaries of the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Eureka: 61530<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eureka had an population of 5,269 people. This is a decrease of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.17% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Eureka had a population of 5,295 people (or 13.7% of the total population of Woodford County). This makes Eureka the county's most populous community. The population of Eureka represents 0.04% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 325th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,295 people, the population of Eureka increased 8.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,871 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Eureka. Communities Also Named Eureka ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 68 communities that are also named Eureka - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (3), 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), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eureka. Communities near Eureka ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eureka.
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 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. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Eureka. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Eureka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eureka. Adding Eureka to Our Gazetteer ...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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Eureka in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Eureka. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eureka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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