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Welcome to Saxon ...

Saxon is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Saxon is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Saxon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Saxon: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Saxon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Saxon - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Saxon ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saxon ...

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

Adding Saxon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saxon 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 Saxon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Saxon post office opened in 1890.

We also found Saxon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saxon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Saxon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Saxon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/