Welcome to Paxinos ...

Paxinos is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paxinos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Paxinos is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Paxinos lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Paxinos ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Sunbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Shamokin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Milton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Selinsgrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lewisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Frackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <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 Paxinos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paxinos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paxinos ...

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

Adding Paxinos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paxinos 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 Paxinos was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Paxinos in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paxinos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/