Welcome to Saxman ...

The location of Saxman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saxman has a population of 391 people<2> (see below for details).

The city of Saxman is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saxman lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Saxman: (907)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saxman had an population of 391 people. This is a decrease of 4.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saxman had a population of 411 people.

The population of Saxman represents 0.06% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 69th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 411 people, the population of Saxman decreased 4.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 431 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saxman.

Communities Also Named Saxman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saxman - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saxman.

Communities near Saxman ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Saxman.

• Ward Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cove
  • Ward Cove has also been known as:
  • Wacker City
  • Wacker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward Cove <4>
• Clover Pass
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Pass
• Metlakatla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metlakatla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metlakatla <4>
• Annette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annette
• Loring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loring <4>
• Dora Bay
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Bay
• Kasaan
  (35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasaan <4>
• Meyers Chuck
  (38 miles [61.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Chuck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyers Chuck <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saxman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saxman.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxman. See our Newspapers Page for Saxman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saxman ...

Looking for more information about Saxman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Saxman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saxman.

Adding Saxman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saxman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saxman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saxman post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saxman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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