Welcome to Eatonville ...

Eatonville is located in Forrest County<1>.

The location of Eatonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Eatonville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Eatonville: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Eatonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Eatonville - they are located in Florida, Kansas (2), New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec and Washington.

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

Communities near Eatonville ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Ellisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Purvis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Sumrall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• Seminary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Lux
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• West Hattiesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Goodluck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• Kola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
  • Kola is located in Covington 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 Eatonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eatonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eatonville ...

Looking for more information about Eatonville? 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 Eatonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eatonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/