Welcome to Cox ...

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

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

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

The location of Cox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cox is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Cox ...

While we believe that this Cox is located in Dodge County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Cox. Those communities are located in the following counties: Glynn and McIntosh County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 22 communities that are also named Cox - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Florida, Idaho, Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Ohio (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cox ...

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

• McRae - Helena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae - Helena
  • McRae - Helena is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McRae - Helena <5>
• Eastman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <5>
• Alamo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <5>
• Abbeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
• Plainfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Milan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Cadwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
  • Cadwell is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadwell <5>
• Rhine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Rhine is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <5>
• Scotland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
• Rentz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
  • Rentz is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <5>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cox.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cox. 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.

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

Adding Cox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cox in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cox post office opened in 1883.

We also found Cox in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/