Welcome to Easton ...

Easton is located in Fresno County<1>.

Easton was established in 1881.

When the people of Easton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Eastonian<2>

Easton is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Easton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Easton lies within the (559) area code.

Communities Also Named Easton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Easton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Easton.

Communities near Easton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Easton.

• Fresno
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Fresno is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <4>
• Clovis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Sanger
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <4>
• Reedley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedley
  • Reedley is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedley <4>
• Selma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Parlier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <4>
• Kerman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <4>
• Kingsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <4>
• Fowler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Calwa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
  • Calwa is located in Fresno County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Easton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Easton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Easton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Easton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Easton. See our Newspapers Page for Easton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Easton ...

Looking for more information about Easton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Easton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Easton.

Adding Easton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Easton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Easton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Easton post office opened in 1881.

We also found Easton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Easton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Easton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/