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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cox. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cox to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cox, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Cox (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cox. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Cox is historic, it would have been located within present day Vinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Cox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cox:
- Vinton County (The home county of Cox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Arbaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Stoutsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Apple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Bloomingville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Ray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pattonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Knollwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Massieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Riton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cox, see our County-by-County Page for Cox.
Cemeteries Near Cox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cox.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Ackley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peecher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Londonderry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boblett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tweed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (719 more) ...
- Slagle Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Cox itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cox, with the one closest to Cox listed first.
- Eagle Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Vigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Ratcliffburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Bee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Tucson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Schooley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Richmond Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Apple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Three Locks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Higby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Haynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Byer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cox.
Newspapers Published in Cox ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cox, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cox:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |