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Welcome to Vox ...

Vox is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Vox is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Vox is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Vox: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Vox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Vox - they are located in Kentucky 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.

  • Galax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
  • Sparta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fries
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
  • Baywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
  • Glade Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edmonds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Amelia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Amelia is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Low Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Low Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1900. The Vox post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vox.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vox - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Vox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Vox 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.
<5>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/