In 2017, the Senior League World Series moved to Easley as the host for the annual tournament.

The Upper South Carolina State Fair is located in Easley and is held annually in early September.

Col. Robert Elliott Holcombe became a co-founder of the town by starting off as a farmer and timber mill owner in the area.

When the American Civil War erupted, Easley raised a company of cavalry from Greenville and Pickens counties.

[5] After the civil war, Easley became a local attorney and persuaded the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway to be established through Pickensville by raising $100,000 to invest in the railroad.

Holcombe was considered to be the first citizen of Easley, building the first dwelling and train depot in the town from his family's lumber mill.

The construction of U.S. Route 123 helped establish retail and new business in Easley.

[7] In 1968, NASCAR driver Curtis Turner caused a telephone outage in Easley while landing his airplane on the town's main street.

[9] However, in 2023, Lisa Talbert challenged his reelection, becoming Easley's first female mayor when she defeated him.

[10] Easley is located in southeastern Pickens County at 34°49′24″N 82°35′25″W / 34.82333°N 82.59028°W / 34.82333; -82.59028 (34.823371, -82.590394),[11] 12 miles (19 km) west of the center of Greenville.

[12] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,921 people, 8,738 households, and 5,571 families residing in the city.

Awarded Distinguished Unit 20 consecutive years in a row by NJROTC Area 6.