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Place Name
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Eureka
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Pronunciation
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yoo-REE-kuh
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Place Status (Type)
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unincorporated village
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Capital Of
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Eureka County
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Population
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550 (1990)
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Location
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Eureka County, Nevada (NV), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Eureka
(yoo-REE-kuh), uninc. village (1990 pop. 550),
 Eureka co., central Nev., 58 mi/93 km
WNW of Ely; elev. 6,481 ft/1,975 m. Gold,
silver, lead; cattle ranching. Diamond Peak
(10,614 ft/3,235 m) is
9 mi/14.5 km NE. Town grew as a lead mining
center; had pop. of 9,000 in 1870s. Eureka Sentinel Mus. here.
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