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Coxtown

Ghost town · Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Harrisburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coxtown is a ghost town in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is the only former community in Dauphin County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coxtown as a historical populated place on the Harrisburg West 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 40.3140° N, 76.8991° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarrisburg West
Elevation329 ft
Nearest living townMarysville, PA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1197255
Coordinates40.31398, -76.89914

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What's there now

Coxtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marysville, PA (population 2,667), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 329 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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