Eaton, Tennessee

Eaton is an unincorporated community in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Geography

Eaton is located on the right bank of the

(Riverside-Yorkville Road)passes through Eaton.

History

The community was first settled in the 1820s

incorporated as a municipality in the 1830s, lost its incorporated status at some time thereafter, and was reincorporated again around 1875 to 1880, but later lost its incorporated status again.^[1] A post office was first established in Eaton in 1830.^[2]

The community's commercial peak was in the 1830s.[2] Before rail connections were established in the region, Eaton was an important shipping point, served by keelboats, flatboats, and occasional small steamboats that navigated on the Forked Deer River.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e History of Eaton, TN, compiled by Vicki W. Shaffer, from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee and Gibson County Past and Present by Frederick Culp and Mrs. Robert E. Ross
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Introduction to Gibson County Tennessee Goodspeed, History of Tennessee, 1887

35°58′08″N 89°07′55″W / 35.96896°N 89.132013°W / 35.96896; -89.132013

[Roots-1] History of Eaton, TN, compiled by Vicki W. Shaffer, from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee and Gibson County Past and Present by Frederick Culp and Mrs. Robert E. Ross

[Goodspeed-2] Introduction to Gibson County Tennessee Goodspeed, History of Tennessee, 1887

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Trenton
Cities	Dyer Humboldt‡ Medina Milan Trenton Yorkville	Gibson County map
Towns	Bradford Gibson Kenton‡ Rutherford
Unincorporated communities	Brazil Eaton Frog Jump Graball Hopewell Idlewild Skullbone
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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