Easton, Texas
Easton is a small city straddling the line between Gregg and Rusk counties in the Piney Woods of East Texas, set among the pine and hardwood forest that characterizes the region. It lies just south of Longview and roughly 42 miles east of Tyler, within the East Texas oil belt.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 507
- Change from 2020 base
- +3%
- Land area
- 2.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Gregg County and Rusk County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Easton crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Easton
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Easton.
County History
How Gregg County got its name
Gregg County was created in 1873 and named after John B. Gregg, a Confederate general killed during the Civil War.
Property Tax Basics
Who values your property for taxes in Gregg County
The Gregg County Appraisal District (GCAD) sets the value of every taxable property in the county each year.
Oil Boom History
The East Texas Oilfield Changed This County Forever
The discovery of oil in Rusk County in 1930 opened the East Texas Oilfield and transformed the region from a quiet farming area into a boomtown almost overnight.
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