Welcome to Paxton ...
So far, we found very little information about Paxton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paxton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paxton, please Contact Us.
Paxton would have been located within present day Dawson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paxton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Paxton is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Paxton is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Paxton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Paxton was located: 406
Communities Also Named Paxton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Paxton - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), 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 8 communities that are near Paxton.
- Circle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
- Circle is located in McCone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle <5>
- Richey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Richey is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richey <5>
- Redwater ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Redwater is located in McCone County
- Vida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vida
- Vida is located in McCone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vida <5>
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Dawson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
- Enid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
- Enid is located in Richland County
- Lindsay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Lindsay is located in Dawson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
- Brockway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Brockway is located in McCone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <5>
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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paxton. See our Newspapers Page for Paxton.
Adding Paxton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paxton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Paxton post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paxton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Dawson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paxton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |