In 1711, the Taunton North Purchase area became Norton, and in 1713, the sixty-nine families settled in Easton and hired Elder William Pratt as their first minister.

During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington stayed at the Benjamin Williams Tavern on Bay Road, which is now the second oldest existing house in Easton, while on his way to negotiate for cannonballs at the old Perry Foundry in Taunton.

The Ames family shaped the town's economy, and was responsible for the presence of a number of landmark buildings in the town designed by H. H. Richardson, originator of the Richardsonian Romanesque style and designer of Trinity Church in Boston.

It includes an ornate oak frieze including sculptures of twenty-two angels playing music, carved by Johannes Kirchmayer (1860–1930), and two notable stained-glass windows, "Angel of Help," and "Figure of Wisdom," both by John LaFarge (1835–1910).

"Figure of Wisdom," completed in 1901, is the largest stained-glass work created by LaFarge.

The roughly trapezoidal-shaped town is bordered by Brockton and West Bridgewater to the east, Taunton and Raynham to the south, Norton to either side of its southwest corner, Mansfield to the west, and Sharon and Stoughton to the north.

[18][19] Oliver Ames High School's athletic teams' mascot is the tiger.

In November 2015 the Oliver Ames boys soccer team won the state championship game.

Students may choose to attend Southeastern or Oliver Ames free of charge.

Additionally, the town is served by two major highways which run just outside its border, Route 24 to the east and Interstate 495 to the south.

Easton receives limited bus service from the Brockton Area Transit Authority, with Route 9 making stops adjacent to Stonehill College and the Easton Industrial Park.

In March 2011, following the release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Draft Environmental Impact Report, Gov.

Deval Patrick's administration and the MBTA announced this alternative as the best option for achieving all the goals of the project.

Easton is represented by Elizabeth Warren (D) and Ed Markey (D) in the United States Senate.

Easton is governed by an elected committee of select board members and a town administrator.

[28] Because of Easton's proximity to both Boston and Providence, town residents have access to television networks in both media markets.