Website: www.eatontonga.usProfileIncorporated Date: December 12, 1809Population: 6,480Total Area: 20.7 sq mi Contact Information201 N. Jefferson Ave. Eatonton, GA 31024 Phone Number: (706) 485-3311Fax Number: (706) 485-7912 Eatonton, the seat for Putnam County, incorporated on December 12, 1809. The city remembers diplomat and general, William Eaton of Connecticut. During the Civil War, Eatonton served as a haven for wounded soldiers.