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Welcome to Pixley ...

Pixley is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Pixley is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pixley is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pixley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pixley: 307

Communities Also Named Pixley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pixley - they are located in California, Kansas and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Pixley ...

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

  • Cokeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Border
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Border is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Border
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Border is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
  • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
  • Dingle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Laketown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Haven
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Saint Charles
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pixley ...

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

Adding Pixley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pixley 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 Pixley was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pixley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pixley - 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.