Welcome to Noxon ...

Noxon is located in Sanders County<1> (at the time of its founding, Noxon was located in Missoula County).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Noxon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Noxon is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Noxon is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Noxon (for example, toward Athol (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Noxon is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Noxon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Noxon - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Noxon ...

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

• Heron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron
  • Heron is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heron <4>
• Trout Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
• Cabinet ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
  • Cabinet is located in Bonner County (ID)
• Clark Fork
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
  • Clark Fork is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <4>
• Murray
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• East Hope
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
  • East Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
• Libby
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Libby is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <4>
• Hope
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Carbon Center
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Cedar Creek
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County (ID)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Noxon ...

Looking for more information about Noxon? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Noxon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Noxon.

Adding Noxon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Noxon post office opened in 1888.

We also found Noxon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Noxon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

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