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Welcome to Paxton Crossing ...

Paxton Crossing is located in Otero County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Paxton Crossing: Paxton Xing.

Paxton Crossing is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Paxton Crossing is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Paxton Crossing (for example, toward Horizon City (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Paxton Crossing: 575

Communities near Paxton Crossing ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Paxton Crossing.

  • Orogrande
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boles Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
    • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
  • Timberon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberon
    • Timberon is located in Otero County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberon <3>
  • Sunspot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
    • Sunspot is located in Otero County
  • Alamogordo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
    • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <3>
  • White Sands
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paxton Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paxton Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.