Eagleville was originally called Eagle. A post office called Eagle was established in 1853, and the name was changed to Eagleville in 1881.

Eagleville is a village in Harris County, Missouri with a population of 319. It is located nearly equal distance between Des Moines, Iowa and Kansas City, Missouri being 90 miles from Des Moines and 104 miles from Kansas City. It is 14 miles from Harrison County’s seat, Bethany and approximately 230 miles from Missouri’s capital, Jefferson City.

This small town was built on fireworks.