Eureka is an
unincorporated community in
Pleasants County,
West Virginia, United States. Eureka is located on the banks of the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
and
West Virginia Route 2, west-southwest of
Belmont
Belmont may refer to:
People
* Belmont (surname)
Places
* Belmont Abbey (disambiguation)
* Belmont Historic District (disambiguation)
* Belmont Hotel (disambiguation)
* Belmont Park (disambiguation)
* Belmont Plantation (disambiguation)
* Belmon ...
. Eureka had a
post office, which closed on January 16, 1993.
The community was named
Eureka after oil was discovered in the area.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pleasants County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River
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