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Welcome to Traxler ...

Traxler is located in Smith County<1>.

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

Traxler is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Traxler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Traxler: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Traxler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Traxler - they are located in Florida and Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Traxler.

Communities near Traxler ...

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

  • Magee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Magee is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <4>
  • Mendenhall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Raleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Taylorsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Polkville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • D'Lo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Puckett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Mize
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Braxton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Traxler ...

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

Adding Traxler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Traxler 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 Traxler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Traxler post office opened in 1900. The Traxler post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Traxler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Traxler - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Traxler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Traxler 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>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/