Cokesbury, North Carolina
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cokesbury is an unincorporated community located in the Buckhorn Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.
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Cokesbury, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°31′29″N 78°54′32″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Harnett |
Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area codes | 910, 472, 919 |
GNIS feature ID | 983346[1] |
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The community was named for Methodist bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. The Buckhorn Iron Furnace, a former landmark near here, operated during the Civil War until 1873.(Powell 1968, p. 112)