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Welcome to Cokesbury ...

Cokesbury is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cokesbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Cokesbury is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cokesbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Cokesbury - they are located in Maryland (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio and South Carolina (2).

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

Websites for Cokesbury ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cokesbury, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cokesbury ...

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

  • Easton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Hackettstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • Belvidere
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvidere is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Riegelsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Crestmoore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crestmoore is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
  • Mariannes Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
  • Allerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
  • Whitehouse Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cokesbury ...

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

Adding Cokesbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cokesbury post office opened in 1883. The Cokesbury post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cokesbury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cokesbury - 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/