Easton in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Easton Methodist Church

Started 1858

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2011

1. Easton Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The first Class of the Easton Methodist Church was started in 1858 by a circuit rider. Rev. W. Marlott was the first pastor assigned in 1862. In 1869 stone was quarried from a hillside one mile west of Easton to build the present church and the hall was added in 1926.

Erected 1984 by Leavenworth County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 39° 20.705′ N, 95° 7.158′ W. Marker is in Easton, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It is at the intersection of Riley Street (State Highway 192) and 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Riley Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton KS 66020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Fort Leavenworth (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lewis Allison Curry, M. D. (approx. 8.1 miles away); Brunner Range (approx. 9.7 miles away); Woody Agriculture Planting (1997) (approx. 9.8 miles away); Fort de Cavagnial (approx. 9.8 miles away); Tallgrass Prairie Remnant (approx. 9.8 miles away); Lieutenant John L. Grattan (approx. 10.1 miles away); Samuel Turner Shepperd (approx. 10.1 miles away).

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Leavenworth County Historical Society. Repaired broken link; 05/18/2026 LPG. (Submitted on March 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Easton Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2011

2. Easton Methodist Church and Marker

Riley Street, Looking East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2011

3. Riley Street, Looking East

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.