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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <4>
• Barboursville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• South Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Kenova
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Coal Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Catlettsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <4>
• Wayne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>

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 for Cox Landing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cox Landing on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cox Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/