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Welcome to Faxon ...

Faxon is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faxon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Faxon is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Faxon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Faxon: 731

Communities Also Named Faxon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Faxon - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Faxon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bentoncountynet.com/

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

Communities near Faxon ...

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

  • Brevards Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Halls Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Pigeon Roost
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Oak Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • New Johnsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faxon ...

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

Adding Faxon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faxon 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 (so far) for Faxon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Faxon post office opened in 1881. The Faxon post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faxon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faxon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/