Welcome to Faxon ...
Faxon is located in Calloway County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Faxon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Faxon is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Faxon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Faxon: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Faxon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Faxon - they are located in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Faxon.
Communities near Faxon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Faxon.
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Calloway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
- Puryear
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
- Hazel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Hazel is located in Calloway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Almo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- New Concord is located in Calloway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <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 Faxon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faxon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Faxon. 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 Faxon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Faxon. See our Newspapers Page for Faxon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faxon ...
Looking for more information about Faxon? 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 Faxon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Faxon.
Adding Faxon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Faxon 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 Faxon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Faxon post office opened in 1893.
We also found Faxon on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Faxon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Faxon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faxon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Faxon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Faxon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |