Cohoke, Virginia | |
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  Cohoke Location within Virginia and the United States  Cohoke Cohoke (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′46″N76°56′46″W / 37.57944°N 76.94611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | King William |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Cohoke is an unincorporated community in King William County, Virginia, United States. [1] It is the namesake and reported location of the Cohoke Light. [2]
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Ghost light or ghostlight may refer to:
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The Cohoke Light is a reported ghost light in King William County, Virginia near West Point. The light has been frequently sighted along a stretch of Virginia State Route 632, where Mt. Olive Cohoke Road crosses the Norfolk Southern Railway.
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