Official Name: | Eureka, Franklin County, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Eureka |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 371 |
Coordinates: | 33.3492°N -95.3061°W |
Area Code: | 903, 430 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1379741 |
Eureka is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 18 in 2000.
Eureka had a church and one business in the 1930s. There were several scattered houses in 1985. Its population was 18 in 2000.[1] There are two cemeteries near Eureka: Fairview and Pierce's Chapel cemeteries.[2]
Eureka is located 12miles northwest of Mount Vernon in northwestern Franklin County.[1] It sits near the Hopkins County line.[2]
In 1896, Eureka had a school with one teacher and 37 students. It remained in the 1930s.[1] Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District.