Welcome to Foxton ...
So far, we found very little information about Foxton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foxton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foxton, please Contact Us.
Foxton would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foxton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Foxton is 6,450 feet [1,966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Foxton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Foxton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Foxton was located: 303 & 720<4>
Communities Also Named Foxton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Foxton - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foxton.
Communities near Foxton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foxton.
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <6>
- Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littleton
- From Foxton to Littleton
- Castle Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
- Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <6>
- Castle Pines North
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
- Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
- Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <6>
- Columbine Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine Valley
- Columbine Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,508 people
- Bow Mar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Morrison is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <6>
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Jefferson County
- Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine
- From Foxton to Pine
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 Foxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foxton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foxton. 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 Foxton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxton. See our Newspapers Page for Foxton.
Adding Foxton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foxton 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 Foxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Foxton post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foxton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foxton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with the 720 area code. New phone numbers in the Foxton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303 or 720. As a result, placing a call in the Foxton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |