Welcome to South Buxton ...

South Buxton is primarily located in Cumberland County<1>. A portion of South Buxton extends into York County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Buxton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for South Buxton: S. Buxton

South Buxton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South Buxton: (207)

Communities Also Named South Buxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Buxton - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near South Buxton ...

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

• Portland
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 north)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 South Buxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Buxton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Buxton ...

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

Adding South Buxton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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