Welcome to Eaton ...

Eaton is located in Gibson 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 1831.

Eaton is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eaton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Eaton is within the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Eaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Eaton: This one is located in Gibson County and the other is located in Loudon County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Quebec, 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.

• Dyersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Humboldt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
• Churchton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
  • Churchton is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
• Trenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Union Central
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
• Newbern
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Newbern is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <4>
• Bells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
  • Bells is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <4>
• Alamo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Dyer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Halls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <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.

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 1831.

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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/