Eureka, Perry County, Missouri

Eureka, Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°40′44″N 89°44′13″W / 37.67889°N 89.73694°W / 37.67889; -89.73694
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipCinque Hommes
Elevation640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code573
GNIS feature ID736426[1]

Eureka is an unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.[2] Eureka lies approximately eight miles east of Perryville, and about one mile east of Longtown.[3] Eureka was named after the nearby school.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eureka, Perry County, Missouri
  2. ^ a b State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/perrypl.html Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine