Welcome to Eaton ...

Eaton is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1809.

Eaton is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Eaton lies within the (315) 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), Maine, Michigan (2), New Hampshire, 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.

• Oneida
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Chittenango
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <4>
• Canastota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <4>
• Hamilton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Sherrill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <4>
• Cazenovia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <4>
• Morrisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Waterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Sherburne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Eaton post office opened in 1809.

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 Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

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