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Welcome to Saxe ...

Saxe is located in Charlotte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Saxe is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saxe: 434

The ZIP code for Saxe: 23967<3>

Communities Also Named Saxe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Saxe - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Saxe ...

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

  • Chase City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halifax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookneal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Keysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte Court House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Drakes Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Phenix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Clover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wylliesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Saxe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saxe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saxe ...

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

Adding Saxe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saxe 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 Saxe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saxe post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charlotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saxe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saxe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saxe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/