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Cox

Ghost town · Dodge County, Georgia

Milan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Milan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cox is a ghost town in Dodge County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Dodge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cox as a historical populated place on the Milan topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.1032° N, 83.0213° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilan
Elevation296 ft
Nearest living townChauncey, GA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID348113
Coordinates32.10323, -83.02126

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What's there now

Cox is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chauncey, GA (population 324), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 296 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cox?

Cox is in Dodge County, Georgia, at 32.1032, -83.0213.

How many ghost towns are in Dodge County?

Dodge County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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