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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Eaton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Eaton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Eaton is located in Madison County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near Eaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eaton:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Eaton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • Pecksport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pecksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Morrisville Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisville Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
    • West Eaton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
    • Pine Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
    • Morrisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bouckville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Randallsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
    • Pratts Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
      • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Pratts
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
      • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Solsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
      • Solsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <2>
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • Otselic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
    • Smyrna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Otselic Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otselic Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
    • Beaver Meadow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
    • Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Norwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
    • Columbus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Kirk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
    • Button City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • New Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Haynes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • Crains Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Solon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Slab City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • McGraw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <2>
    • East Scott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
      • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <2>
    • Norwich Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Cedarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Chepachet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepachet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
    • Millers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
    • Corrado Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • South Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
    • Frankfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • Oriskany Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
      • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <2>
    • Augusta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
    • Stockwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
    • Sangerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherrill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oneida Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Castle
      • Oneida Castle is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Sconondoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconondoa
      • Sconondoa is located in Oneida County
    • Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
    • Bridgewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Oneida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Paris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fabius
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Watervale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
    • Eagle Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Manlius
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manlius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
      • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <2>
    • Mycenae
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mycenae. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
    • Berwyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
    • Log City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
    • Apulia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apulia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
    • Fayetteville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
    • Kirkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Pines Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Oswego County
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
    • South Edmeston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
    • Edmeston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington Flats
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
    • West Burlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrattsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>
    • Snowdon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
    • Welcome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
    • Brighton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Otsego County
    • Gilbertsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eaton, see our County-by-County Page for Eaton.

Cemeteries Near Eaton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eaton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.

  • Eaton Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Eaton Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Eaton Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Eaton Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Morrisville.
    • The Morrisville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valley View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306069 <4>
  • Shapley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shapley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shapley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Colgate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colgate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrisville Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Morrisville Rural Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Morrisville.
  • Davis Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (444 more) ...
    • Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Meeting House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eaton had a population of 730 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.

  • Pecksport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pecksport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
  • Morrisville Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisville Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
    • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
  • West Eaton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
    • West Eaton is located in Madison County
  • Hamilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
  • Randallsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Randallsville is located in Madison County
  • Bouckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Madison County
  • Pratts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Pratts Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Solsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsville
    • Solsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsville <2>
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    • Poolville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Madison County
    • Hubbardsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardsville
      • Hubbardsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardsville <2>
    • Erieville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erieville
      • Erieville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erieville <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eaton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eaton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eaton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eaton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eaton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eaton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Eaton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Eaton:

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 Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8498, Longitude: -75.6118       In this case, the coordinates for Eaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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