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Welcome to Thixton ...

Thixton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thixton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Thixton is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Thixton (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Thixton: 502

Communities near Thixton ...

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

  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Matthews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shively
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyndon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thixton ...

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

Adding Thixton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thixton 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 (so far) for Thixton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Thixton post office opened in 1900. The Thixton post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thixton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thixton - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/