Jacox, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°05′20″N 80°18′27″W / 38.08889°N 80.30750°W / 38.08889; -80.30750
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Jacox, West Virginia
Jacox, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Jacox, West Virginia
Jacox, West Virginia
Jacox, West Virginia is located in the United States
Jacox, West Virginia
Jacox, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°05′20″N 80°18′27″W / 38.08889°N 80.30750°W / 38.08889; -80.30750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
2,572 ft (784 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551560[1]

Jacox is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Jacox is 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Hillsboro.

The community was named the local Jacox family of pioneer settlers.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacox, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 332.