Eureka (Colo.)
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Name (Latin)
Eureka (Colo.)
Coordinates
-107.565 -107.565 37.87972222 37.87972222 (gooearth )
W1073354 W1073354 N0375247 N0375247 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from Colo. Hist. Soc. Lib. for Silverton Northern Railroad Company. Records, 1890-1941(Eureka, Colo.)
- Rand-McNally comm. atlas, 1948,in Colo. listing (Eureka, San Juan [County]; no pop.)
- Dallas, S. Colo. ghost towns and mining camps, 1985(Eureka; in San Juan County, 8 mi. N.E. of Silverton; P.O. est. 8/9/1875; discontinued May 1942; in 1976 state of Colo. declared Eureka formally abandoned)
Wikipedia description:
Eureka is an extinct mining town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! The Eureka post office operated from August 9, 1875, until April 30, 1942.
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