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Line 1: {{Short description\| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement \|name = Buxton Line 4 ⟶ 6: \|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area\|Unincorporated community]] \|nickname = \|motto = <!-- Images --> Line 11 ⟶ 13: \|image_caption = Buxton Food & Feed Store \|image_flag = \|image_seal = <!-- Maps --> \|pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA \|pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> \|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Oregon Line 23 ⟶ 25: <!-- Location --> \|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states\|Country]] \|subdivision_name = [[United States]] \|subdivision_type1 = [[~~Political~~U.S. ~~divisions of the United States~~state\|State]] \|subdivision_name1 = [[Oregon]] \|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Oregon\|County]] Line 36 ⟶ 38: \|leader_name1 = \|established_title = \|established_date = <!-- Area --> Line 44 ⟶ 46: \|area_total_km2 = \|area_land_km2 = \|area_water_km2 = <!-- Population --> Line 59 ⟶ 61: \|elevation_footnotes = \|elevation_ft = \|coordinates = {{coord\|45\|41\|20\|N\|123\|11\|23\|W\|type:city_region:US-OR\|display=inline,title}} ~~\|coordinates_display = title~~ ~~\|coordinates_type = type:city_region:US-OR~~ ~~\|latd = 45\|latm = 41 \|lats = 20\|latNS = N~~ ~~\|longd = 123\|longm = 11\|longs = 23\|longEW = W~~ <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> Line 75 ⟶ 74: \|footnotes = }} '''Buxton''' is an [[~~unincorporated~~Unincorporated area\|unincorporated community]] in [[Washington County, Oregon\|Washington County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]], near [[Oregon Route 47]]. ==History== The Buxton area was settled by [[Henry T. Buxton Jr.]] in 1884, and the town was named for his family, including his father, also named Henry Buxton, a pioneer of 1841.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book \| last = McArthur \| first = Lewis A. \| ~~authorlink~~author-link = Lewis A. McArthur \| ~~coauthors~~ author2= [[Lewis L. McArthur]] \|author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur \| title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]] \| ~~origyear~~orig-year = 1928 \| edition = Seventh ~~Edition~~ \| year = 2003 \| publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press \| location = [[Portland, Oregon\|Portland]], [[Oregon]] \| idisbn = ~~ISBN~~ 0-87595-277-1 \| ~~pages~~page = 134}}</ref> A post office was established on December 27, 1886, with Henry T. Buxton as the first postmaster.<ref name="OGN"/> Buxton was also the name of a station on the [[Portland, Astoria & Pacific Railroad]] above Mendenhall Creek east of the community.<ref name="OGN"/> A new school building was completed about 1938.<ref name="school">{{cite news\|last1=Gaynair\|first1=Gillian\|title=Old Buxton School suits parents just fine\|work=[[The Oregonian]]\|date=June 16, 1997\|page=E2}}</ref> In 1954, the community joined with neighboring [[Manning, Oregon\|Manning]] and [[Banks, Oregon\|Banks]] to form the Tri-City Rural Fire Protection District (now [[Banks Fire District]]).<ref>{{cite web\|title=History\|url=http://www.banksfire.org/history/\|website=Banks Fire District\|access-date=17 March 2016}}</ref> The post office continued until at least 1976 and had a zip code of 97109.<ref name="WaCo PO">{{cite news\|title=Business and Industry: Post offices, zip codes listed\|last=Benson\|first=Robert L.\|date=October 19, 1976\|work=[[Hillsboro Argus]]\|~~pages~~page=11}}</ref> The Buxton School, part of the [[Banks School District]], closed in 1998<ref name="school"/> with the building sold in 2000 to the Banks Christian Academy.<ref name="private schools">{{cite news\|last1=Centers\|first1=Ken\|title=New Christian school to open in former Banks Christian Academy building\|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2015/07/new_christian_school_to_open_i.html\|access-date=17 March 2016\|work=The Oregonian/OregonLive\|date=July 24, 2015}}</ref> Banks Christian Academy closed the Buxton school in June 2015, with the school then being taken over by [[Faith Bible High School\|Faith Bible Christian School]].<ref name="private schools"/> ==Climate== This region experiences warm, dry summers, with the average monthly temperature being {{convert\|71.6\|F\|C}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Buxton has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate\|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=488853&cityname=Buxton%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Buxton, Oregon]</ref> ==Transportation== [[Apple Valley Airport (Oregon)\|Apple Valley Airport]] Buxton Trailhead of the [[Banks–Vernonia State Trail]] Line 99 ⟶ 102: ==References== {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} ==External links== {{~~commonscat~~commons category-inline}} [http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/max&CISOPTR=2148&REC=1 Historic image of Buxton] from Salem Public Library *[http://www.oregonstateparks.org/images/pdf/bv.pdf Brochure and map of the Buxton Trailhead] {{Webarchive\|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20041019192453/http://www.oregonstateparks.org/images/pdf/bv.pdf \|date=October 19, 2004 }} {{Washington County, Oregon}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Oregon]] [[Category:1886 establishments in Oregon]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1886]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]] {{WashingtonCountyOR-geo-stub}} ~~[[ht:Buxton, Oregon]]~~ ~~[[vi:Buxton, Oregon]]~~ ~~[[vo:Buxton (Oregon)]]~~