Baxter, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Baxter is a small place in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a town or city. Instead, the county government helps manage things like roads and services for Baxter.

History of Baxter

Baxter has a simple but interesting history. A post office, which is where people send and receive mail, was opened in Baxter in 1875. This post office served the community for a long time, finally closing its doors in 1967.

The community of Baxter was named after a man named Richard J. Baxter. He was an important person in the area because he owned a sawmill there. A sawmill is a place where logs from trees are cut into lumber, which is wood used for building houses and other things. This business was very important in the past for many communities like Baxter.