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Eaton
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wood
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1554362

Eaton is a ghost town in Wood County, West Virginia. It sat along the path of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Passenger service along the line (not picking up at Eaton) stopped completely in the fall of 1981. Eatons's long abandoned train station burned the mid 1980s. All rail service on the line was discontinued in 1988. The railroad tracks were removed in the 1990s and turned into part of the North Bend Rail Trail

The town was named for a tunnel builder named Eaton.

Tunnel accident

In the early 1960s work began on the tunnels, widening and raising the roofs. Eatons tunnel (#21), which was originally built in 1867, collapsed on June 6, 1963 burying 2 workers. One was rescued safely. The other was never recovered. The old tunnel was deemed unsafe to continue and was sealed off. A new tunnel was dug parallel to the old. There is no marker commemorating the still buried worker. The tunnel has become a place visited by ghost hunters.

Municipalities and communities of Wood County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Parkersburg

Cities	Parkersburg Vienna Williamstown

Town	North Hills

CDPs	Blennerhassett Boaz Lubeck Mineralwells Washington Waverly

Unincorporated communities	Ashby Ridge Estates Balderson Beechwood Belleville Bickel Estates Binola Bonnivale Boreman Brierwood Briscoe Broadmoor Addition Cedar Grove Central Chesterville Cool Springs Corbin Creels Crestview Park Crystal Spring Lake Dallison Davisville Deerwalk Delaney DeMoor Subdivision Dombey Doyle Dupont Manor Eastwood Addition Eaton Eli Elmwood Heights Evandale Terrace Fairview Acres Fairview Heights Fairway Acres Flinn Forest Hills Fort Neal Fountain Spring Glenbrook Green Meadows Addition Greenbrier Addition Hanna Hillcrest Hughs Subdivision Humphrey Jerrys Run Kanawha Kingbury Larkmead Lauckport Laurel Junction Leachtown Lee Creek Liberty Hills Lincolnshire Lowdell Lubeck Hills Lucky Manganese Marrtown McKinley McPherson Addition Melrose Addition Mineral Acres Mount Carmel Mount Pleasant Estates Murphytown Mustang Acres New England Newlandsville Newport Nicolette North Hills North Parkersburg Northwood Villa Estates Oak Oak Acres Oakbrook Oakwood Estates Ogden Parish-Morris Subdivision Parkers Towne Parmeta Crest Pettyville Pleasant Hill Pleasant View Pohick Polandale Pond Creek Ponderosa Powers Red Hill Remus Riverside Rockport Rolling Hills Sand Hill Saulsbury Scenic Hills Scott Slate Society Hill Acres Somervilla South Hills Estates South Parkersburg Southmoor Heights Stewart Summit Sunrise Sunset Heights Tallmans Tallyho Tavennersville Tyner Valley Manor Addition Valley Mills Valley View Acres Wadeville Wakefield Walker Walkers Crossing Weekleys Wells Subdivision Wellsley Wesley Winding Road Addition Windsor Estates Woodland Heights Woodland Park Worthington Meadows

Ghost towns	Volcano

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