Welcome to Saxton ...

Saxton is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Saxton is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Saxton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Saxton, the following might be of interest:

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, Missouri 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.

• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Hudson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Coxsackie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Athens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Philmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philmont
  • Philmont is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philmont <4>
• Tivoli
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <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 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 1874.

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 Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/