Welcome to Flaxton ...

So far, we found very little information about Flaxton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Flaxton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flaxton, please Contact Us.

Flaxton would have been located within present day Mason County<2>.

The location of Flaxton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flaxton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Flaxton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Flaxton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Flaxton once stood is in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Flaxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flaxton - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Flaxton ...

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

• Hurricane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <6>
• Point Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <6>
• Gallipolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <6>
• Ripley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <6>
• Winfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Middleport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <6>
• Eleanor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
• New Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <6>
• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>

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

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

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

Adding Flaxton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flaxton 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 for Flaxton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Flaxton post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flaxton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/