Welcome to Cox ...

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.

Cox would have been located within present day Vinton County<2>.

The location of Cox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cox is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cox was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Cox still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Cox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Cox: This one is located in Vinton County and the other is located in Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 22 communities that are also named Cox - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Maryland (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cox ...

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

• Chillicothe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
• Jackson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Wellston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
• Waverly City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
  • Waverly City is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• McArthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <5>
• Kingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Hamden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
• Laurelville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <5>
• Coalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Coalton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people

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

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

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

Adding Cox to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cox post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/