Eure, North Carolina

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Eure, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Eure
Coordinates: 36°25′39″N76°51′12″W / 36.42750°N 76.85333°W / 36.42750; -76.85333
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Gates
Incorporated1915 [1] (inactive)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27935 [2]
Area code 252
GNIS feature ID1025312

Eure is an unincorporated community in mid-western Gates County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m). [3] It is approximately 15 minutes away from Merchants Millpond State Park, [4] and about 40 minutes away from the Great Dismal Swamp. [5]

Eure was incorporated in 1915, but later fell in active in municipal affairs. [6] A volunteer fire department was established in 1980. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "North Carolina Gazetteer" . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Eure ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eure, North Carolina
  4. ↑ "Eure to Merchants Millpond State Park". Eure to Merchants Millpond State Park. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Eure to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge". Eure to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Powell, William S. (1976). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 165. ISBN   9780807812471.
  7. ↑ "Eure Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | USA Fire Departments". usfiredept.com. Retrieved January 28, 2020.


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