Welcome to Eagleton ...

Eagleton is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Eagleton is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Eagleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Eagleton - they are located in Montana, North Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eagleton ...

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

• Mena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <3>
• Waldron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <3>
• Hatfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <3>
• Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <3>
• Gate ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
• Mountain Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
• Potter Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
• Potter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Potter is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
• Dallas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
• Y City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Y City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagleton ...

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

Adding Eagleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagleton 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 (so far) for Eagleton was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1898).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagleton.