[1] A post office was established on December 27, 1886, with Henry T. Buxton as the first postmaster.

[1] Buxton was also the name of a station on the Portland, Astoria & Pacific Railroad above Mendenhall Creek east of the community.

[2] In 1954, the community joined with neighboring Manning and Banks to form the Tri-City Rural Fire Protection District (now Banks Fire District).

[5] This region experiences warm, dry summers, with the average monthly temperature being 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

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