Place:Eureka, Woodford, Illinois, United States

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NameEureka
TypeCity
Coordinates40.716°N 89.275°W
Located inWoodford, Illinois, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Olio Township Cemetery
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Eureka is a city in Olio Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Woodford County. Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Eureka is a small community centered on the intersection of what is now U.S. 24 and Illinois 117. It is also one of the towns along the Ronald Reagan Trail, a series of roads that connect towns in central Illinois that were of importance to Reagan's early life. President Reagan attended and graduated from Eureka College, whose campus is in Eureka, whose college is in Eureka, IL.

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