Welcome to Truxton ...

Truxton is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Truxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1810.

Truxton is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Truxton: (607)

Communities Also Named Truxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Truxton - they are located in Arizona and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Truxton.

Communities near Truxton ...

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

• Cortland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
• Homer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
• Cazenovia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <3>
• Groton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
• Moravia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <3>
• McGraw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
• Marathon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <3>
• Tully
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Tully is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tully <3>
• DeRuyter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
  • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
• Fabius
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
  • Fabius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabius <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truxton ...

Looking for more information about Truxton? 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 Truxton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Truxton.

Adding Truxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Truxton 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 Truxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Truxton post office opened in 1810.

We also found Truxton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/