Do you know of Eureka ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Eureka. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Eureka.
We found mention of Eureka as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Wayne County, Michigan.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Communities Also Named Eureka ...
We found 67 communities that share the name Eureka.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Eureka.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 66 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 66 communities, 65 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Clinton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eureka [Clinton County].
- Clinton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- California
- Colorado
- San Juan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Eureka [San Juan County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eureka [Bulloch County].
- Dooly County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eureka [Dooly County].
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eureka [Hancock County].
- Illinois
- Woodford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Eureka [Woodford County].
- Indiana
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eureka [Clay County].
- Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eureka [Lawrence County].
- Spencer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eureka [Spencer County].
- Iowa
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Eureka [Adams County].
- Fremont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Eureka [Fremont County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Eureka [Washington County].
- Kansas
- Brown County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eureka [Brown County].
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eureka [Cowley County].
- Greenwood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eureka [Greenwood County].
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eureka [Jackson County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eureka [Osage County].
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eureka [Saline County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Eureka [Ouachita Parish].
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Eureka [Hennepin County].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Eureka [Rankin County].
- Missouri
- Boone County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Eureka [Boone County].
- Perry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Eureka [Perry County].
- Putnam County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Eureka [Putnam County].
- Saint Louis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Eureka [Saint Louis County].
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Eureka [Chouteau County].
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Eureka [Lincoln County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- Sullivan County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Eureka [Sullivan County].
- North Carolina
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Eureka [Wayne County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Eureka.
- Nunavut
- Please visit our profile page for the Nunavut community of Eureka.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Eureka [Cherokee County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Eureka.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Eureka [Aiken County].
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Eureka [Chester County].
- South Dakota
- McPherson County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Eureka [McPherson County].
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eureka [Bradley County].
- Hardin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eureka [Hardin County].
- Johnson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eureka [Johnson County].
- Roane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eureka [Roane County].
- Texas
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Eureka [Franklin County].
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Eureka [Harris County].
- Navarro County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Eureka [Navarro County].
- Shackelford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Eureka [Shackelford County].
- Stephens County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Eureka [Stephens County].
- Utah
- Juab County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Eureka [Juab County].
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Eureka [Charlotte County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Pleasants County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Eureka [Pleasants County].
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Eureka [Winnebago County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Eureka ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Eureka:
Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)
Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company
More Orphans in Wayne County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wayne County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Eureka could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |