Welcome to Paxton ...

Paxton is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Paxton is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Paxton: (330) and (234)<3>

Communities Also Named Paxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Paxton - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Paxton ...

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

• Akron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <4>
• Strongsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <4>
• Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Stow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <4>
• North Royalton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <4>
• Kent
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Medina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Barberton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <4>
• Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paxton ...

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

Adding Paxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paxton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Paxton post office opened in 1894.

We also found Paxton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/