Welcome to Paxton ...

Paxton is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Paxton is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Paxton is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Paxton is within the boundaries of the (936) area code.

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, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, 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.

• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Logansport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logansport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Logansport is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
• Tenaha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <4>
• Timpson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Joaquin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
  • Joaquin is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <4>
• Gary City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <4>
• Longstreet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
  • Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <4>
• Stanley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Woods is located in Panola 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Paxton in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Paxton post office opened in 1892.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/