Welcome to Vox ...

Vox is located in Laurel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Vox is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Vox (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Vox: (606)

Communities Also Named Vox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vox - they are located in North Carolina and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Vox ...

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

• London
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Corbin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <4>
• Williamsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Barbourville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Dorthae
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
  • Dorthae is located in Laurel County
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
• North Corbin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
  • North Corbin is located in Knox County
• Lily
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Lily is located in Laurel County
• Woodbine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
• Sublimity City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
  • Sublimity City is located in Laurel 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 Vox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vox.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vox ...

Looking for more information about Vox? 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 Vox, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vox.

Adding Vox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vox in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vox post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/