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Welcome to Paxton ...Paxton is located in Alpena 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 on a map dated 1911. Paxton is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Paxton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Paxton lies within the (989) area code. Communities Also Named Paxton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Paxton: This one is located in Alpena County and the other is located in Genesee County. Beyond Michigan, there are 19 communities that are also named Paxton - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, 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.
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 on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911). 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 Alpena County: www.alpenacounty.org/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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