Welcome to Paxton Crossing ...

Paxton Crossing is located in Otero County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Paxton Crossing: Paxton Xing.

Paxton Crossing is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude 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).

Paxton Crossing lies within the (575) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orogrande
  • Orogrande is located in Otero County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orogrande <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• White Sands
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
  • White Sands is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sands <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otero County: www.co.otero.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/