Welcome to Eureka ...The city of Eureka is located in Greenwood County<1> and is the County Seat for Greenwood County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Eureka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. When the people of Eureka refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Eurekan<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Eureka has a population of 2,354 people<3> (see below for details). Eureka is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Eureka lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Eureka: 620 The ZIP code for Eureka: 67045<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eureka had an population of 2,354 people. This is a decrease of 10.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.22% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Eureka had a population of 2,633 people (or 39.42% of the total population of Greenwood County). This makes Eureka the county's most populous community. The population of Eureka represents 0.09% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,633 people, the population of Eureka decreased 9.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,914 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Eureka. Communities Also Named Eureka ...While we believe that this Eureka is located in Greenwood County, we know of another 5 Kansas communities named Eureka. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown, Cowley, Jackson, Osage and Saline County. Beyond Kansas, 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), 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 23 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 (so far) for Eureka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Eureka. Footnotes ...
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