Town file
Eaton, Ohio
Eaton, Ohio (Preble County, Ohio) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 5, "A Murder For Greed" (15 February 2017). Eaton, Ohio, is a small town in the southwest corner of the state, on the Indiana border, in Preble County.
- Town
- Eaton
- County
- Preble County
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 5
- Approximate location
- 39.750, -84.634
Episode 5 / 15 February 2017 / 58 min / full
A Murder For Greed
"It's in the southwest corner of Ohio, on the Indiana border, in Prebel County." about 0:03:55
The case: Murder of Tim Johnson (January 2007). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2017
- Population
- about 8,400
- Median home value
- $99,600
- Two-bedroom rent
- $676 a month
- Cost of living
- 84
- Religious
- 31%
- Property crime
- ▲ almost twice the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ one third the national average
History, in brief
- Founded in 1806 and named after General William Eaton. about 0:04:54
- By 1849 the town had about a thousand people and was mostly agricultural. about 0:05:31
- In 1849 a cholera outbreak hit; half the town fled and 140 of the remaining 500 people died. about 0:06:05
- In June 1859 a downtown fire destroyed thirteen or fourteen businesses, pretty much all of them, and scorched the courthouse. about 0:06:35
- The population has not really grown since the year 2000. about 0:07:44
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Williamsburg, Indiana24 miles
- Fairfield, Ohio29 miles
- Waynesville, Ohio33 miles
- Winchester, Indiana34 miles
- Shawnee Township, Ohio43 miles
- Highland Heights, Kentucky50 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.