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Welcome to Eudora ...

Eudora is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eudora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Eudora is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eudora: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Eudora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Eudora - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eudora.

Communities near Eudora ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eudora.

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 Eudora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eudora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eudora. 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 Eudora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eudora. See our Newspapers Page for Eudora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eudora ...

Looking for more information about Eudora? 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 Eudora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eudora.

Adding Eudora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eudora 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 Eudora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eudora post office opened in 1860. The Eudora post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eudora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eudora - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Eudora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Eudora 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/