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History · Eugene

Eugene’s post office opened in 1904, and 59% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on.

1904first post office
0on the National Register
59%homes built before 1940
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How Eugene began

When was Eugene founded?

1904

The Eugene post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 140122 years
Founding year: the first Eugene post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Eugene’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Eugene are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Eugene’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eugene’s history is told.

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The story so far

Eugene, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eugene yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Eugene is an unincorporated community in extreme southwestern Cole County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population is 140. It is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Eldon on Route 17, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of U.S. Route 54. Eugene was founded in 1904, and named after Eugene Simpson, the original owner of the town site. A post office called Eugene has been in operation since 1904.

Its first post office opened in 1904.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Eugene on the map, 1948 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Eugene. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Eugene on the 1948 USGS mapEugene on the 1951 USGS mapEugene on the 1987 USGS map1948Eugene sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eugene.

Famous people

Famous people close to Eugene

Nobody well known was born in Eugene itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jack KilbyAmerican electrical engineer · b. 1923
Cedric the EntertainerAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1964
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Charlie WeberAmerican actor · b. 1978
Christian CantwellAmerican shot putter · b. 1980
Maya MooreAmerican basketball player · b. 1989
Chester HimesFiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri · b. 1909

Questions about Eugene’s history

What year was Eugene founded?

The Eugene post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.