Welcome to Sexton ...

So far, we found very little information about Sexton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sexton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sexton, please Contact Us.

Sexton would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

The location of Sexton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sexton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sexton is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sexton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Sexton still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Sexton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sexton - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), North Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Sexton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sexton.

• Siloam Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Prairie Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <5>
• Stilwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <5>
• West Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <5>
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Westville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Greenland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
• West Siloam Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Siloam Springs
  • West Siloam Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Siloam Springs <5>
• Watts
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Watts is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sexton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sexton.

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

Adding Sexton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sexton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sexton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sexton post office opened in 1882.

We also found Sexton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sexton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/