The Easton, Colorado, post office opened on May 6, 1872, about a mile to the south of its eventual location on Squirrel Creek. The community was named for local pioneer John Easton. The area was located in the Black Forest of Colorado and was found to be suitable for potato farming and many pioneers homesteaded in the vicinity. In 1881 the
Denver and New Orleans Railroad (later the
Colorado and Southern Railway) laid their tracks through the area and created a stop named "McConnellsville" near what is now Eastonville; this was the main standard gauge line from Colorado Springs to Denver until the 3-foot-gauge Denver and Rio Grande was 3-railed. On September 28, 1883, the Easton post office was moved north and renamed Eastonville. At the behest of the railroad, the town moved a short distance to its current site. As the town died, the Eastonville school district was merged into the Peyton School District 23jt. Eastonville is, however, in the Falcon fire district. ==Climate==