Paxtonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Just after the Civil War, an iron furnace was built there, but fell into disuse after a relatively short period of time when richer ores were found in the Great Lakes region.

In the early years of the 20th century, brick-making was a major industry; this ended in the summer of 1963 when fire destroyed the Paxton Brick Company.

Stone American Indian artifacts, chiefly arrow and spear points, are to be found at the north edge of town near the bank of Middle Creek.

A number of the oldest houses are log, but this construction is not evident because they have frame or shingle siding; they date from the early 19th century.

As of 2007[update] there stands on the south side of Maple Avenue, approximately 100 feet west of the intersection with Paxton Street, a house of unusual construction.

Over the years most residents have been of Pennsylvania-Dutch ancestry, as witnessed by family names such as Gill, Gift, Graybill, Hassinger, Kerstetter, Oldt, Olmstead/Umstead, Musser, Shaffer, Straub, Walter, and Wenrich.

Immediately after World War I, donations from townspeople allowed the construction of the Memorial Hall on the west side of Paxton Street.