Welcome to Eaton ...

Eaton is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Eaton is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eaton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Eaton (for example, toward McAdam (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Eaton is within the (207) area code.

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, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), 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.

• Danforth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
  • Danforth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <4>
• Topsfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
  • Topsfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• Weston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Carroll
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Carroll has also been known as:
  • Carroll Plantation
• Reed Plantation
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
  • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Orient
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <4>
• Vanceboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
• Haynesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
• Bancroft
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Talmadge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
  • Talmadge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eaton post office opened in 1873.

We also found Eaton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/