Eureka, Three Creeks Township, Boone County, Missouri, United States

Overview of Eureka

• Name:
  Eureka
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Three Creeks Township, Boone County, Missouri, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Destroyed by the Missouri River in 1865. The name, which means "I found it" in Greek, may have been given to it by someone looking for a good boat landing. A landing with the same name was once in the same area as the town
• Surveys:
  Township 46 North, Range 13 West, Fifth Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.733921838° 44' 02.1"N

  Longitude:-92.369632292° 22' 10.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Wilton (Cedar Township) 0.6 mi. E
  • Hartsburg (Cedar Township) 4.2 mi. SE
  • Jamestown (Linn Township, Moniteau County) 6.4 mi. W
  • Ashland 6.7 mi. NE
  • Centertown (Marion Township, Cole County) 8.3 mi. S
  • Lupus (Linn Township, Moniteau County) 9 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Goshen Primitive Baptist Church (Cedar Township) 0.8 mi. E
  • Shull (Marion Township, Cole County) 1.5 mi. W
  • Shull (Marion Township, Cole County) 1.5 mi. W
  • Marion (Marion Township, Cole County) 2 mi. S
  • Cook (Linn Township, Moniteau County) 2.1 mi. W
  • Chapel (Linn Township, Moniteau County) 3.3 mi. W
  • Friedens (Cedar Township) 4.1 mi. SE
  • Cofer (Linn Township, Moniteau County) 4.9 mi. NW
  • Steeley (Marion Township, Cole County) 6 mi. S
  • Steeley (Marion Township, Cole County) 6 mi. S
  • Bethel (Linn Township, Moniteau County) 6.2 mi. NW
  • Nashville 6.3 mi. N
• Elevation:
  165 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  841642557
• Updated Apr 19, 2020