Most of Easton was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1870.
The Easton post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, White Creek (1855), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 338 in 18702020 census: 1,062160 years
How historic is Easton?
C−
More historic than 24% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Easton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Easton’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Easton is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Easton’s overall grade.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Easton’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.5 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Easton’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Easton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Easton is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,062 at the 2020 census, down from 1,130 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brookside and White Creek are located in the town.
Its first post office opened in 1866. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,130 to 1,062 (-6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Easton, 1855 to 1961
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Easton post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Easton rank for history?
Easton is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Easton?
7% of Easton’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.5 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1983.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
