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Welcome to Eureka Mills ...

Eureka Mills is located in Davidson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Eureka Mills: Eureka Mls. (or less commonly used: Eureka Mlls.)

Eureka Mills is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eureka Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Eureka Mills: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Eureka Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eureka Mills - they are located in California, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eureka Mills ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clemmons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mocksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wallburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eureka Mills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eureka Mills - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Eureka Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Eureka Mills 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.