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Coxtown

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท PENNSYLVANIA

A historical populated place in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Coxtown
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Pennsylvania
County
Dauphin County
USGS Map
Harrisburg West
Coordinates
40.3139772, -76.8991405
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GNIS Feature ID
1197255

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1197255. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text The State Water Plan (SWP). (1975-1983). Dept. of Environmental Resources, Office of Resources Management, 20 volumes.; SWP-1-Planning principles-Goals, objectives, standards, criteria. 1975. 90p.; SWP-2-Subbasin 1-Upper Delaware River. 1983. 185p. 1 pl.; SWP-3-Subbasin 2-Central Delaware River. 1983. 215p. 1 pl.; SWP-4-Subbasin 3-Lower Delaware River. 1983. 311p. 1 pl.; SWP-5-Subbasin 4-Upper Susquehanna River. 1979. 172p. 1 pl.; SWP-6-Subbasin 5-UpperCentral Susquehanna River. 1978. 197p. 1pl.; SWP-7-Subbasin 6-Lower Central Susquehanna River. 1980. 162p. 1 pl.; SWP-8-Subbasin 7-Lower Susquehanna River. 1980. 294p. 1 pl.; SWP-9-Subbasin 8-Upper West Branch Susquehanna River. 1979. 146p. 1 pl.; SWP-10-Subbasin 9-Central West Branch Susquehanna River. 1980. 158p. 1 pl.; SWP-11 - Subbasin 10-Lower West Branch Susquehanna River. 1979. 156p. 1 pl.; SWP-12-Subbasin 11-Upper Juniata River. 1980. 147p. 1 pl.; SWP-13-Subbasin 12-Lower Juniata River. 1979. 127p. 1 pl.; SWP-14-Subbasin 13-Potomac River. 1979. 119p. 1 pl.; SWP-15-Subbasin 15-Lake Erie. 1979. 98p. 1 pl.; SWP-16-Subbasins 14 and 16-Genesee River and Upper Allegheny River. 1980.202p. 1 pl.; SWP-17-Subbasin 17-Central Allegheny River. 1980. 171p. 1 pl.; SWP-18-Subbasin 18-Lower Allegheny River. 1982. 210p. 1 pl.; SWP-19-Subbasin 19-Monongahela River. 1982. 204p. 1 pl.; SWP-20-Subbasin 20-Ohio River. 1983. 236p. 1 pl. These volumes are the result of a comprehensive study to develop a plan for the wise management of Pennsylvania's water and related land resources. Each volume includes listings of hydrologic features. These lists were consulted when questions arose concerning a plot on a topo map. Verification and name variants were obtained from these volumes. A geographic and geologic description of the area were given. Maps included in the report plotted many locales, railroad stations, and mines which added new and variant names.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.