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There is one other community in California that is also named Cox.
Beyond California, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In California ...
Sierra County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Cox.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Bibb County
This Cox is located in Bibb County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<2> to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Cox.
Mobile County
This Cox is located in Mobile County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km] to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Cox.
Arizona
Yavapai County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Cox.
Florida
Calhoun County
This Cox is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<2> to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Cox.
Georgia
Dodge County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cox [Dodge County].
Glynn County
This Cox is located in Glynn County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Cox.
McIntosh County
This Cox is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km] to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Cox.
Idaho
Bingham County
This Cox is located in Bingham County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the north of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Cox.
Maryland
Calvert County
This Cox is located in Calvert County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cox.
Charles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cox [Charles County].
Mississippi
Forrest County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cox [Forrest County].
Jones County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cox [Jones County].
Missouri
Macon County
This Cox is located in Macon County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cox.
Ohio
Licking County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Cox.
Vinton County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cox [Vinton County].
South Carolina
Newberry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cox [Newberry County].
Williamsburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cox [Williamsburg County].
Tennessee
Sevier County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cox [Sevier County].
Texas
Upshur County
This Cox is located in Upshur County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<2> to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Cox.
Virginia
Lee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cox [Lee County].
Wisconsin
Chippewa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cox [Chippewa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cox and extending to:
Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Cox to Riverside, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,263 miles [13,298 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cox could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8389, Longitude: -114.7727 In this case, the coordinates for Cox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.368 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.639 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.655 degrees.