Eureka is a

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Crockett County, Texas Crockett County is a County (United States), county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 3,098. The county seat is Ozona, Texas, Ozona. The county was f ...

, United States. It was originally established as Couch Well, and in 1891 was one of the towns vying to become the county seat in the county's first election. Two cowboys who rode into

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reported to the ''San Angelo Standard'' that Ozona had defeated Eureka in this election.

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