Welcome to South Easton ...

South Easton is located in Northampton County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Easton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for South Easton: S. Easton

South Easton is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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 New York.

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.

• Allentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <4>
• Bethlehem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Emmaus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
  • Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
• Northampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Quakertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Catasauqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
• Hellertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
• Nazareth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Bangor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Fountain Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

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 1858.

We also found South Easton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/