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Introduction ...
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 Ferry (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 Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Cox Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cox Ferry: Cox Fry. (or less commonly used: Cox Frry.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cox Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cox Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Cox Ferry is located in Grayson County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Cox Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cox Ferry:
- Grayson County (The home county of Cox Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Bridle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Flat Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Fries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Whitetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Drenn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Sheep Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Woodlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lambsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Cana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fancy Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galax City
- Galax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Green Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Crockett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wytheville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Fort Chiswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Amelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Topia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ennice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glade Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Laurel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edmonds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Transou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Transou is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Helton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Wagoner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Sturgills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Orion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Low Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Mountain Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Elkin Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Red Brush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Dobson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Deep Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Laxon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Abshers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- McGrady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Moxley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Traphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Lomax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Hays
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Wilbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Fairplains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Johnson County (TN)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cox Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Cox Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Cox Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cox Ferry.
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 Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cox Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coxs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saddle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potato Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (572 more) ...
- Phipps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Cox Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cox Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cox Ferry, with the one closest to Cox Ferry listed first.
- Amelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Bridle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Topia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Peach Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Edwards Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weavers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Furches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cox Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cox Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Cox Ferry ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cox Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cox Ferry.
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Cox Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |