Welcome to Saxton ...

Saxton is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saxton has a population of 682 people<3> (see below for details).

Saxton is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Saxton is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Websites for Saxton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Saxton, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saxton had an population of 682 people. This is a decrease of 7.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saxton had a population of 736 people. This makes Saxton the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 736 people, the population of Saxton decreased 8.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 803 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saxton.

Communities Also Named Saxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Saxton - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near Saxton ...

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

• Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Roaring Spring
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <5>
• Martinsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Everett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
• Todd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• McConnellsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <5>
• Broad Top City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Three Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
  • Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Springs <5>
• Orbisonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia
  • Orbisonia is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orbisonia <5>
• Rockhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Rockhill has also been known as:
  • Rockhill Furnace

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saxton ...

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

Adding Saxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saxton 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 Saxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saxton post office opened in 1862.

We also found Saxton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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