Adam Holiday, the settler of the town, gave the name of Eden, "Since it is recorded that Adam dwelt in the Garden of Eden, I know no better name for our town than Eden."  Another souce contends that the town was named after John Eden, an early pioneer.

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[Source: Milwaukee Journal, December 31, 1939; July 24, 1948.]