Paxton may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Paxton (name) Paxton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Bill Paxton (1955–2017), American actor * Elisha F. Paxton (1828–1863), American Civil War general in the Confederate army * Elizabeth Okie Paxton (187 ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with either the surname or given name

Places

Australia

Paxton, New South Wales Paxton is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision ...

United Kingdom

Paxton, Scottish Borders Paxton is a small village near the B6461 and the B6460, in the pre-1975 ancient county of Berwickshire, now an administrative area of the Scottish Borders region of Scotland. It lies 1 mile west of the border with Northumberland, near Berwick-up ...

United States

Paxton, California Paxton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 14 at the 2010 census, down from 21 at the 2000 census. History Paxton was once called Soda Bar. A post office called Paxton was established ...

Paxton, Florida Paxton is a town in Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 644 as of the 2010 census. Located near Britton Hill on the Alabama–Florida state line, the town has the highest elevation of any in Florida. Geography Paxton is o ...

Paxton, Illinois Paxton is a city in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,473 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ford County. History The town was initially named Prairie City in the late 1840s, then Prospect City by an Illino ...

* Paxton, Indiana *

Paxton, Massachusetts Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census. History Paxton was first settled by Europeans in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1765. It was previously occupied by the Ni ...

Paxton, Nebraska Paxton is a village in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 523 at the 2010 census. History Paxton was named for W. A. Paxton, a rancher. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area ...

Paxton, West Virginia Paxton is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...

Paxton Township, Minnesota Paxton Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. Paxton Township was organized in 1879, and named for James Wilson Paxton, a local landowner. Geography Acc ...

Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio Paxton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,165 people in the township, 1,153 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southwestern ...

Paxton Creek Paxton Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The Paxton Creek ...

, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania

Businesses

Paxton Automotive {{Third-party, date=March 2021 Paxton Automotive is a United States-based manufacturer of superchargers for automotive use. The company is the major proponent of the centrifugal type supercharger. Early products were offered under the McCulloch ...

, an American manufacturer of automotive superchargers *

Paxton Hotel The Paxton Hotel, formerly known as Paxton Manor and currently known as The Paxton, is located at 1403 Farnam Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Designed by local architect Joseph G. McArthur, the current building was constructed i ...

, formerly Paxton Manor and currently The Paxton, in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. *

Paxton Media Group Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Kentucky, is a privately held media company with holdings that include newspapers and a TV station, WPSD-TV in Paducah. David M. Paxton is president and CEO. The company owns 32 daily newspapers and numerous weekl ...

, an American media company

Other uses

* ''Paxton'' (fish), a genus of fish from the family ''Apogonidae'' *

Paxton (soil) The Paxton soil series was established in Worcester County, Massachusetts in 1922, and is named for the town of Paxton where it was first described and mapped, and is the state soil of Massachusetts. Taxonomic classification Coarse-loamy, mixed, ...

, the state soil of Massachusetts