Welcome to Thaxton ...

Thaxton is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thaxton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Thaxton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Thaxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Thaxton - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thaxton ...

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

Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Bedford County
Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
Troutville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <3>
Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <3>
Coonsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
Peaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
Joppa Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford 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 Thaxton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thaxton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thaxton ...

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

Adding Thaxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thaxton 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 Thaxton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Thaxton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thaxton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thaxton - 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.