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Welcome to Coxstown ...

Coxstown is located in Ocean County<1>.

Coxstown is near sea level<2>.

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

Websites for Coxstown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Coxstown ...

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

  • Absecon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Brigantine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigantine
    • Brigantine is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,577 people
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Port Republic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • North Beach Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
  • Ocean Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
  • Mystic Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
    • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
  • North Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
  • New Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gretna
    • New Gretna is located in Burlington 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 Coxstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coxstown.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coxstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.