Eureka
Eureka is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. Eureka is located on the banks of the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 2, 1 mile west-southwest of Belmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Eureka, West Virginia” and “Eureka, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eureka Island and Broadback Island.
Eureka Island
Islet
Eureka Island is an island on the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia southwest of the city of Belmont and Broadback Island. It's named for the nearby West Virginia community of Eureka.
Broadback Island
Islet
Broadback Island is an island in the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia. It is opposite the city of Belmont, West Virginia. Broadback Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Pleasants Power Station
Power station
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Pleasants Power Station is a 1.3-gigawatt coal power plant located near Belmont, West Virginia, in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The plant is owned by Omnis Pleasants LLC and began operations in 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newell Run and Belmont.
Newell Run
Hamlet
Newell Run is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Belmont
Village
Belmont is a town in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. The population was 872 at the 2020 census.
Willow Island
Hamlet
Willow Island is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. Willow Island is located on the Ohio River at the junction of West Virginia Route 2 and County Highway 10, 3 miles west-southwest of Belmont. Willow Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Eureka.
Eureka
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pleasants, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.37258° or 39° 22′ 21″ northLongitude
-81.28095° or 81° 16′ 51″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
86FW9PF9+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 154021874OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Eureka” goes by many names.
- French: “Eureka”
- Irish: “Eureka”
- Spanish: “Eureka (Virginia Occidental)”
- Spanish: “Eureka”
- Welsh: “Eureka”
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