Welcome to Buxton ...

Buxton is located on Cape Hatteras (in the North Carolina Outer Banks).

Buxton is located in Dare 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Buxton is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Buxton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buxton lies within the (252) area code.

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, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, 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.

• Frisco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <4>
• Avon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Hatteras
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatteras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatteras
  • Hatteras is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatteras <4>
• Salvo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salvo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salvo
  • Salvo is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salvo <4>
• Waves
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waves
  • Waves is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waves <4>
• Rodanthe
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodanthe
  • Rodanthe is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodanthe <4>
• Chicamacomico Life Saving Station ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicamacomico Life Saving Station
  • Chicamacomico Life Saving Station is located in Dare County
• Ocracoke
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
  • Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <4>
• Engelhard
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
  • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <4>
• White Plains
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hyde County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Buxton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Buxton post office opened in 1882.

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

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 Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/