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Welcome to Eaton ...

Eaton is located in Washington County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Code for Eaton: 207

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)
  • Topsfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Topsfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Carroll
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • 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)
    • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Orient
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vanceboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Haynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Bancroft
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Talmadge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Talmadge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
    • 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 (so far) for Eaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eaton post office opened in 1873. The Eaton post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/