Welcome to Cox ...

Cox is located in Calvert County<1>.

The location of Cox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Cox is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cox lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Cox: This one is located in Calvert County and the other is located in Charles County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 22 communities that are also named Cox - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, 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.

• La Plata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
• Chesapeake Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
  • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <4>
• North Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <4>
• Upper Marlboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
  • Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <4>
• Eagle Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Academy Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
  • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
• Aquasco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
  • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
• Central Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Central Village is located in Calvert County
• Prince Frederick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Frederick
  • Prince Frederick is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince Frederick <4>
• Angelica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Calvert County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cox ...

Looking for more information about Cox? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cox, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Cox post office opened in 1896.

We also found Cox on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/