Jacox, West Virginia

Jacox, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Jacox, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°05′20″N 80°18′27″W / 38.08889°N 80.30750°W / 38.08889; -80.30750Coordinates: 38°05′20″N 80°18′27″W / 38.08889°N 80.30750°W / 38.08889; -80.30750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Elevation 2,572 ft (784 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1551560[1]

Jacox is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Jacox is 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Hillsboro. "The Island of the Red Hood", a commune were among the number of homesteaders that settled in the Jacox region in the 1970s. Most of the original settlers remain having raised families, built homes, started business's and contributed to the level of the primarily farming based community.

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