Alaska Gazetteer
Coxe River is a physical feature (stream) in Sitka Borough. The primary coordinates for Coxe River places it within the AK 99835 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Coxe River |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | heads in Cold Storage Lake, flows SW to Katlian Bay, 8 mi. N of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 2.5 miles long. |
| History: | "Named byU.S. Forest Service (USFS)in 1933 ""for Captain Coxe commander of the Swedish cruiser Mercury, who went to Alaska in 1790 to destroy the Russian trade and colonizations. But because of the deplorable state of the settlers he abstained from hostilities, and helped them instead.""" |
| Borough: | Sitka Borough |
| Latitude: | 57.1733322144 |
| Longitude: | -135.276947021 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Coxe River: Coxe River.
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| Baranof, AK (17.6 miles ESE) |
