Welcome to Saxton ...

Saxton is located in Bradford 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 1913.

Saxton is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Saxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Saxton - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, 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.

• MacClenny
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacClenny
  • MacClenny is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacClenny <4>
• Starke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <4>
• Lake Butler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <4>
• Keystone Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
• Waldo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Penney Farms
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Hampton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Glen Saint Mary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Saint Mary
  • Glen Saint Mary is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Saint Mary <4>
• Brooker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <4>
• Raiford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <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 1913.

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 Bradford County: www.bradford-co-fla.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/