Cokesbury, North Carolina | |
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  Cokesbury  Cokesbury | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′29″N 78°54′32″W / 35.5246009°N 78.9089059°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] |
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.
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)