Welcome to Buxton Center ...

Buxton Center is located in York County<1>.

The location of Buxton Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buxton Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Buxton Center: Buxton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Buxton Cen., Buxton Cent. or Buxton Cntr.)

Buxton Center is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buxton Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buxton Center lies within the (207) area code.

Communities near Buxton Center ...

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

• Portland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• South Portland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • South Portland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Portland <4>
• Scarborough
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
  • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <4>
• Biddeford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <4>
• Sanford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Saco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <4>
• Westbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
• Windham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
• Gorham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Falmouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buxton Center ...

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

Adding Buxton Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buxton Center 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 Buxton Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buxton Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/