Welcome to Paxton ...

Paxton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Paxton is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Paxton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Paxton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Paxton: (541) and (458)<4>

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, Ohio, 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.

• Madras
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
  • Madras is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <5>
• Culver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
  • Culver is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <5>
• Metolius
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
  • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <5>
• Mecca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
• Warm Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <5>
• Ashwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
  • Ashwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashwood <5>
• Grandview ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jefferson County
• Opal City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
  • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
• Crooked River Ranch
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked River Ranch
  • Crooked River Ranch is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooked River Ranch <5>
• Geneva ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Jefferson County

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 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 Paxton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Paxton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

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 Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.or.us

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/