Place:Eureka, Nevada, United States

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NameEureka
Alt namesEurekasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.0°N 116.117°W
Located inNevada, United States     (1873 - )
See alsoElko, Nevada, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lander, Nevada, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Birch
Gerald
Lees Spring
Three Bar
White
Ghost town
Beowawe
Inhabited place
Alpha
Blackburn
Buckhorn
Corwin
Crescent Valley
Diamond City
Dunphy
Eunice Place
Eureka
Garden Pass
Goldville
Gravelly Ford
Keystone
Leeville
Mineral
Nevin
Pinto
Prospect
Romano
Ruby Hill
Shannon
Shoshone
Thomas Place
Tonkin
Union
Vanderbilt
Unknown
Palisade
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Eureka County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,987, making it the second-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Eureka.

Eureka County is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Eureka County was established in 1873 and formed from Lander County after silver was discovered more than east of Austin. The new mining camp's residents complained Austin was too far to go for county business and a new county was created. It was named for the ancient Greek term, Eureka, meaning, "I have found it." This term was used earlier in California and other locations. Eureka has always been the county seat.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1870 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1873 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1887 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 7,086
1890 3,275
1900 1,954
1910 1,830
1920 1,350
1930 1,333
1940 1,361
1950 896
1960 767
1970 948
1980 1,198
1990 1,547
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External links

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