Welcome to Paxton ...
Paxton is located in Breathitt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paxton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Paxton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paxton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Paxton: 606
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, Indiana, Kansas, 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.
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salyersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beattyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
- Beattyville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
- Campton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taulbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Frozen Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frozen Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Lee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Rock Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paxton post office opened in 1890.
We also found Paxton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paxton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breathitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paxton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |