Welcome to Eaton ...

Eaton is located in Carroll 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 1807.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eaton has a population of 399 people<3> (see below for details).

Eaton is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Eaton: (603)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eaton had an population of 399 people. This is an increase of 1.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eaton had a population of 393 people. This makes Eaton the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Eaton represents 0.03% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 218th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 393 people, the population of Eaton increased 4.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 375 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eaton.

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), Maine, Michigan (2), 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.

• Conway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
• Bridgton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <5>
• Ossipee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <5>
• Fryeburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <5>
• Tamworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <5>
• Limerick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Limerick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <5>
• Bartlett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
• Madison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Tuftonboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuftonboro
  • Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuftonboro <5>
• Parsonsfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
  • Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eaton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Eaton post office opened in 1807.

We also found Eaton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/