Cox City, Oklahoma

Cox City
Unincorporated community
Cox City
Cox City

Location within the state of Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°43′31″N 97°43′54″W / 34.72528°N 97.73167°W / 34.72528; -97.73167Coordinates: 34°43′31″N 97°43′54″W / 34.72528°N 97.73167°W / 34.72528; -97.73167
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Grady
Elevation 1,207 ft (368 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 1091793

Cox City is an unincorporated community in Grady County, Oklahoma.[1] A post office operated in Cox City from 1927 to 1964.[2] The town was named after an oil man, Edwin B. Cox, from Ardmore, Oklahoma.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cox City, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1987, p.61.


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