Do you know of Pax ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pax. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Pax.<1>

Our sources for Pax (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Pax other than they indicate that Pax would be found somewhere in Floyd County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1882 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Pax ...

We found one communities that share the name Pax.

Within Virginia, the name Pax is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Pax in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Fayette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Pax [Fayette County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pax ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pax:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Pax - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Floyd County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Floyd County.