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Welcome to Green Cox ...

Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Cox, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Green Cox is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Green Cox: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Green Cox ...

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

  • Cape Girardeau
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Scott City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marble Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Advance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <4>
  • Benton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Morley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 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 Green Cox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Cox.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Cox ...

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

Adding Green Cox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 (so far) for Green Cox was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Cox.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Cox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Green Cox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Green Cox area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.