The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first settlement at Eureka was in 1857. The first post office in Eureka was established in August 1858. Eureka was laid out in 1867, and it was incorporated in 1870. The city is named from the Greek expression Eureka, meaning "I have found it".
An EF2 tornado struck Eureka on July 7, 2016, at 9:45 pm. Over 143 total structures, including at least 50 homes, businesses, a nursing home, and grain elevator were damaged. No people were injured.
An EF3 tornado struck Eureka on June 26, 2018, at 7:21 pm (daylight). A total of 175 structures were damaged or destroyed, with 78 homes being damaged (12 uninhabitable and 10 totaled), and eight people injured.
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Start Eureka’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eureka’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Eureka, decade by decade
2000
9 historic places in Eureka
Eureka has 9 listings on the National Register, and they protect 55 historic buildings, because Eureka Downtown Historic District alone counts 45.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2006Greenwood Hotel
Listed 2011Robertson House
Listed 2012Paul Jones Building
Listed 2012Westside Service Station and Riverside Motel
Listed 2013Eureka Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad DepotListed 1988Eureka Carnegie LibraryListed 1989US Post Office-EurekaListed 2019Eureka Downtown Historic DistrictListed 2020Greenwood Cemetery and MausoleumThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the National Register (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.