Welcome to Buxton ...

Buxton is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

The location of Buxton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buxton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Buxton is 5,750 feet [1,753 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Buxton is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Buxton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Buxton: (406)

Communities Also Named Buxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Buxton - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Buxton ...

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

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
• Walkerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <5>
• Ramsay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <5>
• Fairmont Hot Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
  • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
  • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Gregson Hot Springs
  • Gregson Springs
  • Gregson
• Gregson ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
• Williamsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
• Butte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <5>
• Janney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• North Walkerville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
  • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow 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 Buxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buxton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buxton ...

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

Adding Buxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buxton 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 Buxton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Buxton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buxton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/