Eureka, Perry County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Eureka, Perry County, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Cinque Hommes
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:640
Coordinates:37.6789°N -89.7369°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63775
Area Code:573
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:736426

Eureka is an unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.[1] Eureka lies approximately eight miles east of Perryville, and about one mile east of Longtown.[2] Eureka was named after the nearby school.

Notes and References

  1. State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  2. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/perrypl.html