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Welcome to Cox Corner ...

So far, we found very little information about Cox Corner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cox Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cox Corner, please Contact Us.


Cox Corner would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.



A typical abbreviation for Cox Corner: Cox Cor. (or less commonly used: Cox Crn.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cox Corner is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cox Corner was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cox Corner, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Cox Corner once stood is in the (863) area code.

Communities Also Named Cox Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cox Corner - they are located in Massachusetts and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cox Corner.

Communities near Cox Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cox Corner.

  • Lakeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Haines City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Wales
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Auburndale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Alfred
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Meade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dundee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cox Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cox Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cox Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cox Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Cox Corner.

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cox Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cox Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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