Welcome to Eudora ...

The city of Eudora is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eudora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Eudora: Named for the daughter of Chief Pascal Fish, of the Shawnee tribe.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eudora has a population of 6,401 people<2> (see below for details).

Eudora is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eudora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Eudora: (785)

The ZIP code for Eudora: 66025<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eudora had an population of 6,401 people. This is an increase of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eudora had a population of 6,136 people (or 5.54% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Eudora the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Eudora represents 0.22% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 52nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,136 people, the population of Eudora increased 42.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,307 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eudora.

Communities Also Named Eudora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Eudora - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eudora.

Communities near Eudora ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eudora.

• Olathe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <5>
• Lawrence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <5>
• Shawnee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
• Lenexa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <5>
• Gardner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
• Bonner Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
  • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <5>
• Spring Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
  • Spring Hill has also been known as:
  • Spring Hill Station
  • Springfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <5>
• Basehor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
  • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <5>
• De Soto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>
• Tonganoxie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eudora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eudora.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eudora. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eudora.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eudora. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Eudora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eudora ...

Looking for more information about Eudora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eudora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eudora.

Adding Eudora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eudora in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eudora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eudora post office opened in 1857.

We also found Eudora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eudora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eudora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/