Welcome to Cox ...

Cox is located in Macon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Cox is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cox lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cox is within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Cox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Cox - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), 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.

• Moberly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
  • Moberly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moberly <4>
• Macon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Shelbina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
  • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
• Huntsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Clarence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Bevier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
  • Bevier is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <4>
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Atlanta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Callao
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  • Callao is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <4>
• Cairo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people

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 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 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 1887.

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 ...

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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/