Welcome to South Easton ...

South Easton is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of South Easton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Easton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

A typical abbreviation for South Easton: S. Easton

South Easton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: South Easton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for South Easton: (518)

Communities Also Named South Easton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Easton - they are located in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near South Easton ...

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

• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Saratoga Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Cohoes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Bennington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Watervliet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>
• Mechanicville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• Shaftsbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <4>
• Green Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
  • Green Island is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <4>

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 South Easton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Easton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Easton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Easton ...

Looking for more information about South 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Easton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Easton.

Adding South Easton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Easton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Easton post office opened in 1831.

We also found South Easton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Easton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/