Saxton can refer to:

Places

United States

Saxton, Kentucky Saxton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Whitley County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper S ...

, USA *

Saxton, Missouri Saxton is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...

, USA *

Saxton, Pennsylvania Saxton is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 722 at the 2020 census. Geography Saxton is located in northwestern Bedford County at (40.214584, -78.245241), at the northern edge of an area known as the ...

, USA ** Saxton Nuclear Generating Station *

Camp Saxton Site The Camp Saxton Site is a property located in Port Royal, South Carolina. It was listed in the National Register Historic Places on February 2, 1995. Location and History Situated along the Beaufort River, it is bounded on the east by the riv ...

, Port Royal, South Carolina, USA

Other places

Saxton, North Yorkshire Saxton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, southwest of York and east of Leeds. The resident population is about 250. It is close to the battlefield of Towton (Wars of the Roses). The closest town is Tadcaster. History The place-name ...

, England, UK *

Saxton, New Zealand Saxton is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand, south of Stoke and northwest of Richmond. Saxton covers a land area of 3.86 km². Its principal feature is the Saxton Field sports complex, which includes Saxton Oval – the main cricket ground of Ne ...

, a suburb of Nelson **

Saxton Oval Saxton Oval, also known as Saxton Field, is a cricket ground in Saxton, Stoke, Nelson Region, New Zealand. Saxton Oval was one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It hosted three matches during the tournament. History The ground w ...

, a cricket ground *

Saxton River The Saxton River is a river in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources to the east of the Raglan Range, reaching the Acheron River west of Molesworth Station. See also *List of rivers of New Ze ...

, a river in Marlborough Region, South island, New Zealand *

Saxton Ridge On the continent of Antarctica, the Aramis Range is the third range south in the Prince Charles Mountains, situated 11 miles southeast of the Porthos Range and extending for about 30 miles in a southwest–northeast direction. It was first visi ...

, Antarctica

People

Surname

Alexander Saxton Alexander Plaisted Saxton (July 16, 1919 – August 20, 2012) was an American historian, novelist, and university professor. He was the author of the pioneering '' Indispensable Enemy'' (1975), one of the founding texts in Asian American studie ...

(1919–2012), American historian and novelist *

Christopher Saxton Christopher Saxton (c. 1540 – c. 1610) was an English cartographer who produced the first county maps of England and Wales. Life and family Saxton was probably born in Sowood, Ossett in the parish of Dewsbury, in the West Riding of Yorkshire i ...

(c. 1540–c. 1610), English cartographer *

Jad Saxton Jad Saxton (, born September 27) is an American voice actress and ADR Director who works for Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. Early life Her name is an acronym of her parents' names, Jimmi and David, and is pronounced "Jayd". She grew up wit ...

(born 1979), American voice actress *

Jim Saxton Hugh James Saxton (born January 22, 1943) is an American politician from New Jersey. A member of the Republican Party, he represented parts of Burlington, Ocean, and Camden counties in the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2009. ...

(born 1943), congressman from New Jersey *

Joseph Saxton Joseph Saxton (March 22, 1799 – October 26, 1873) was an American inventor, watchmaker, machinist, and photographer from Pennsylvania. A daguerrotype taken by Saxton in 1839 is the oldest known photograph taken in the United States. Early life ...

(1799–1873), American inventor *

Robert Saxton Robert Saxton (born 8 October 1953 in London) is a British composer. Biography Robert Saxton was born in London and started composing at the age of six. He was educated at Bryanston School. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and ...

(born 1953), British composer *

Ron Saxton Ronald L. Saxton (born 1954) is an American lawyer, business person, and Republican politician in Oregon. He has run twice for Governor of Oregon, losing in the 2002 primary election, and winning the Republican nomination in 2006, but los ...

(born 1954), Oregon politician *

Rufus Saxton Rufus Saxton (October 19, 1824 – February 23, 1908) was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions defending Harpers Ferry during Confed ...

, (1824–1908) American general *

Tommy Saxton Thomas Saxton (born 3 October 1983) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the York City Knights in Kingstone Press League 1, usually as a , but also as a or . He has previously played for the Castlefor ...

(born 1983), English rugby league footballer

Titles

* Saxton baronets, a title in the baronetage of Great Britain

Other uses

The Saxton Group The Saxton Group is the one of the largest franchisees of the restaurant McAlister's Deli McAlister's Deli is an American chain of fast casual restaurants founded in 1989 in Oxford, Mississippi, by retired dentist Dr. Don Newcomb. There ar ...

, a U.S. restaurant franchisee *

Saxton Hale ''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' mod for '' Quake'' and its 1999 remake, '' Team Fortress Classic''. The game was ...

, a character in the video game ''Team Fortress 2''