Eaton, New Hampshire

Eaton is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.

Eaton was incorporated in 1766[3] by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and named for Governor Theophilus Eaton of Connecticut, a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle Massachusetts in 1630.

The village of Snowville is named for the Snow family, who started a sawmill there in 1825.

[4] The highest point in town is 1,730 feet (530 m) above sea level on its southern boundary, just north of the 1,806-foot (550 m) summit of Cragged Mountain.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.80% from two or more races.

Conway Street in Eaton c. 1910
Eaton in 1909
Map of New Hampshire highlighting Carroll County