Welcome to Eureka ...

Eureka is located in Rankin County<1>.

The location of Eureka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eureka, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Eureka refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Eurekan<3>

Eureka is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Eureka: (601) and (769)<5>

Websites for Eureka ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Eureka, the following might be of interest:

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), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa (3), Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.

• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Morton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
• Walnut Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <6>
• Pelahatchie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <6>
• Lena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Sand Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
• Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Branch is located in Scott County
• Ludlow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Scott County
• Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Beach is located in Scott County

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eureka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eureka.

Adding Eureka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eureka 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 for Eureka was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/