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Welcome to Buxton Center ...

Buxton Center is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buxton Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Buxton Center: Buxton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Buxton Cen., Buxton Cent. or Buxton Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Buxton Center for more information about variations on the name of Buxton Center.

Buxton Center is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Buxton Center: 207

Communities near Buxton Center ...

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

  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • South Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Scarborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Biddeford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Saco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Westbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Windham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buxton Center ...

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

Adding Buxton Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buxton Center 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 Buxton Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buxton Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buxton Center - 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.