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Welcome to Axton Landing ...

Axton Landing is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Axton Landing: Axton Lndg. (or less commonly used: Axton Lndng.)

Axton Landing is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Axton Landing: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Axton Landing ...

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

  • Altamont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Saranac Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tupper Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Placid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saranac Inn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
  • Ray Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrietstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
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  • Horseshoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Paul Smiths
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tahawus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Axton Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Axton Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Axton Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Axton Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.