Do you know of Eatonton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Eatonton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Eatonton.<1>

Our sources for Eatonton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Eatonton other than they indicate that Eatonton would be found somewhere in Franklin County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Eatonton ...

We found one communities that share the name Eatonton.

Within Alabama, the name Eatonton is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Eatonton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Putnam County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eatonton [Putnam County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Eatonton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Eatonton:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Eatonton - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Franklin County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Franklin County.