Eaton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States.

The area where Eaton is situated was the principal location of the Oneida people, a sub-group of the Iroquois who allied themselves with the colonial forces during the American Revolution.

Route 26 leads east into Madison and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Georgetown.

The northeast part of town is drained by Blue Creek, a north-flowing tributary of Oneida Creek, part of the Oswego River watershed flowing to Lake Ontario.

[2] As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 4,826 people, 1,358 households, and 935 families residing in the town.

23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.