The Eufaula people were a tribe of Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

. They possibly broke off from the Kealedji or Hilibi tribe. They were part of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy.

Some Eufaulas lived along the Chattahoochee River

Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of...

 in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. The Lower Creek Eufaulas settled there by 1733, and quite possibly earlier than that.

In 1832, they were the only Upper Creek town listed on the census, and the only Upper Creek town that moved to Indian Territory

Indian Territory

The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...

, a settled near Eufaula, Oklahoma

Eufaula, Oklahoma

Eufaula is a city in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,639 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McIntosh County.-Geography:Eufaula is located at ....

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Namesakes

Their name is preserved in the modern city of Eufaula, Alabama

Eufaula, Alabama

Eufaula is a city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13,908.-Geography:Eufaula is located at 31°53'21.732" North, 85°9'13.586" West ....

; Eufaula, Oklahoma; and Lake Eufaula

Lake Eufaula

Lake Eufaula may refer to:*Eufaula Lake, an artificial lake on the Canadian River in Oklahoma, USA*Walter F. George Lake, an artificial lake on the Chattahoochee River between Alabama and Georgia, USA that is also known known as Lake Eufaula, from the town of Eufaula, Alabama on its western banks...

in Oklahoma.