Welcome to Truxton ...

Truxton is located in Mohave County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Truxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Truxton is 4,310 feet [1,314 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Truxton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Truxton lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Truxton is located in the (928) area code.

Communities Also Named Truxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Truxton - they are located in Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near Truxton ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Truxton.

• Crozier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier
  • Crozier is located in Mohave County
• Peach Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Springs
  • Peach Springs is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peach Springs <3>
• Valentine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Valentine is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <3>
• Hackberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry is located in Mohave County
• Nelson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Yavapai County
• Antares
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antares
  • Antares is located in Mohave County
• Grand Canyon Caverns
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Canyon Caverns
  • Grand Canyon Caverns is located in Coconino County

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 Truxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Truxton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Truxton. 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 Truxton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truxton ...

Looking for more information about Truxton? 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 Truxton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Truxton.

Adding Truxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Truxton 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 Truxton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Truxton in the book titled .<4> From that list, the Truxton post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/