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Welcome to Cozart ...

Cozart is located in Granville County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cozart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Cozart is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cozart: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Cozart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cozart - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Cozart ...

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

  • Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wake Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
    • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
  • Morrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Durham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
  • Oxford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
  • Hillsborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Creedmoor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Franklinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Youngsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Lyons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Granville 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 Cozart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cozart.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cozart ...

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

Adding Cozart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cozart 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 Cozart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cozart post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cozart.

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

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Granville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cozart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (984) is an overlay for area code (919).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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