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Welcome to Cox Landing ...

Cox Landing is located in Cabell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cox Landing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Cox Landing: Cox Lndg. (or less commonly used: Cox Lndng.)

Cox Landing is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cox Landing: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Cox Landing ...

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

  • Huntington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Hurricane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barboursville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • South Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Kenova
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coal Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cox Landing ...

Looking for more information about Cox Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cox Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cox Landing.

Adding Cox Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cox Landing in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cox Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cox Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cox Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Cox Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Cox Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.