According to local lore, the name was inspired by an unusually large eagle killed in the vicinity.

The $3.1 million project was financed by a low-interest loan and a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

Eagleville is located at 35.7417° N, 86.6497° W As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 464 people, 187 households, and 134 families residing in the city.

24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.