Welcome to Buxton ...

Buxton is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Buxton is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Buxton: (641)

Communities Also Named Buxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Buxton - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Buxton ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Pella
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <4>
• Knoxville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Albia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <4>
• Eddyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Moravia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• Lovilia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
  • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <4>
• Beacon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• Bussey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
  • Bussey is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buxton ...

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

Adding Buxton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buxton post office opened in 1901.

We also found Buxton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/