Welcome to Coxtown ...
So far, we found very little information about Coxtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coxtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coxtown, please Contact Us.
Coxtown would have been located within present day Dauphin County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coxtown is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Coxtown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Coxtown was located: 717 & 223<4>
Communities near Coxtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coxtown.
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
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- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
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- Camp Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
- Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <5>
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <5>
- Steelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelton
- Steelton is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,957 people
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- Hummelstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <5>
- Lemoyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <5>
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 Coxtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coxtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coxtown. 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 Coxtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coxtown. See our Newspapers Page for Coxtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Coxtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coxtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Coxtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Coxtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |