Welcome to Saxton ...

Saxton is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Saxton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Saxton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Saxton: (816)

Communities Also Named Saxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Saxton - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Saxton ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
• Savannah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <3>
• Country Club
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Plattsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <3>
• Gower
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <3>
• Wathena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <3>
• Elwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Stewartsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <3>
• Agency
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saxton ...

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

Adding Saxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saxton 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 Saxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saxton post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/