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Welcome to Paxson ...

Paxson is located in Loudoun County<1>.

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

Paxson is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Paxson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Paxson - they are located in Alaska and Kansas.

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

Websites for Paxson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

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

Communities near Paxson ...

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

  • Leesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Purcellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
  • Charles Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ranson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <3>
  • Berryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lovettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolivar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Middleburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paxson ...

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

Adding Paxson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paxson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Paxson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Paxson post office opened in 1881. The Paxson post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paxson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paxson - 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/