Eureka, Lawrence County, Indiana

Eureka is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

Eureka was founded in the early 19th century at the site of a quarry.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eureka, Lawrence County, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...sprang up in the early 1900s near the Geiberson stone quarry.

Coordinates: 38°52′15″N 86°33′46″W / 38.87083°N 86.56278°W / 38.87083; -86.56278


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