Welcome to Easton ...

Easton is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Easton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

When the people of Easton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Eastonian<3>

Easton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Easton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Easton: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Guernsey County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 33 communities that are also named Easton - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, 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.

• Akron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Massillon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Wooster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Medina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
• Barberton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
• Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Wadsworth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
• Tallmadge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <5>
• North Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <5>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Easton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

From that list, the Easton post office opened in 1850.

We also found Easton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/