Welcome to Eaton ...

Eaton is located in Washington County<1>.

Eaton is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eaton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Eaton (for example, toward Unity (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Eaton: (208) & (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Eaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Eaton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Maine, Michigan (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Quebec, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eaton ...

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

• Ontario
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Payette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
  • Payette is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <5>
• Fruitland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Payette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Weiser
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
  • Weiser is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <5>
• Huntington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Baker County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Lime is located in Baker County (OR)
• Washoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
  • Washoe is located in Payette County
• Jamieson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson
  • Jamieson is located in Malheur County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamieson <5>
• Weatherby
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
  • Weatherby is located in Baker County (OR)
• Buckingham
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Buckingham is located in Payette County

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 Eaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eaton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eaton. 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 Eaton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eaton. See our Newspapers Page for Eaton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eaton ...

Looking for more information about Eaton? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eaton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eaton.

Adding Eaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eaton 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 Eaton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Eaton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eaton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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