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Welcome to Saxman ...

Saxman is located in Nicholas County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Saxman, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saxman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Saxman is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Saxman is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Saxman: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Saxman ...

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

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

Communities near Saxman ...

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

  • Summersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Richwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
  • Rainelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cowen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Quinwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Falling Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Nettie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lile have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
    • Lile is located in Greenbrier 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 Saxman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saxman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saxman ...

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

Adding Saxman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saxman post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saxman.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saxman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saxman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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