Do you know of Paxton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Paxton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Paxton.

We found mention of Paxton as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Gregory County, South Dakota.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1910 and closed  in 1917.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Paxton ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Paxton.

Within South Dakota, the name Paxton is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Plumas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Paxton [Plumas County].
  • Florida
    • Walton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Paxton [Walton County].
  • Georgia
    • Charlton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paxton [Charlton County].
    • Liberty County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paxton [Liberty County].
  • Illinois
    • Ford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Paxton [Ford County].
  • Indiana
    • Sullivan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Paxton [Sullivan County].
  • Kansas
    • Harvey County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Paxton [Harvey County].
  • Kentucky
    • Breathitt County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Paxton [Breathitt County].
  • Massachusetts
    • Worcester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Paxton [Worcester County].
  • Michigan
    • Alpena County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Paxton [Alpena County].
    • Genesee County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Paxton [Genesee County].
  • Montana
    • Dawson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Paxton [Dawson County].
  • Nebraska
    • Keith County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Paxton [Keith County].
  • Ohio
    • Summit County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Paxton [Summit County].
  • Oregon
    • Jefferson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Paxton [Jefferson County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Dauphin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Paxton [Dauphin County].
  • Texas
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Paxton [Shelby County].
  • Washington
    • Adams County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Paxton [Adams County].
  • West Virginia
    • Clay County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Paxton [Clay County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Paxton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Paxton:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

The FIPS database contains an entry for Paxton.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 46/48680   (Place Name: Paxton)

County: Gregory     (FIPS State/County: 46/053)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- Paxton) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Gregory County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Gregory County.