Place:Easton (township), Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

Township of Easton

Easton is a civil township situated in the northwestern corner of the county of Leavenworth, state of Kansas, United States of America. It is bounded on the north by the county of Atchison (including the townships of Mount Pleasant and Walnut), on the east by the township of Kickapoo, on the southeast by the township of High Prairie, on the south by the township of Alexandria, and on the west by the county of Jefferson (including the townships of Jefferson and Norton).

History

With the creation of Wyandotte county, the Leavenworth county board reorganized the townships, effective 28 February 1859, and Easton was formed from portions of the townships of Alexandria and Kickapoo. The new civil township encompassed parts of townships 7 and 8 south, of ranges 20 and 21 east of the Sixth Principal Meridian.

Research Tips

Bibliography

See the entries for Leavenworth County.

Resources

Historical property maps—

• Standard atlas of Leavenworth County, Kansas. (Chicago, Illinois: Ogle, 1903), p. 9: Map of Easton Township