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Welcome to Coxville ...

Coxville is located in Pitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coxville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Coxville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coxville: 252

Communities Also Named Coxville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Coxville - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Coxville ...

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

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 Coxville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coxville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coxville ...

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

Adding Coxville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coxville 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 Coxville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Coxville post office opened in 1853. The Coxville post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coxville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coxville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/