Welcome to Paxton ...

Paxton is located in Sullivan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paxton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Paxton is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Paxton (for example, toward Palestine (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Paxton: (812)

The ZIP code for Paxton: 47865<4>

Communities Also Named Paxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Paxton - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Paxton ...

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

• Robinson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <5>
• Linton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Linton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <5>
• Sullivan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Bicknell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <5>
• Jasonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <5>
• Palestine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
• Shelburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <5>
• Farmersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <5>
• Dugger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <5>
• Hymera
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
  • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 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 Paxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paxton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paxton ...

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

Adding Paxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paxton 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 Paxton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Paxton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov