Welcome to Fox Creek ...

Fox Creek is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Fox Creek: Fox Crk. (or less commonly used: Fox Ck. or Fox Cr.)

Fox Creek is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fox Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Fox Creek, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Fox Creek is located in the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Fox Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Fox Creek - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Creek.

Communities near Fox Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fox Creek.

• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
• Lawrenceburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Versailles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Wilmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <3>
• Midway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
• Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Burgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <3>
• Willisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
• Mackville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fox Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fox Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Fox Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox Creek ...

Looking for more information about Fox Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fox Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fox Creek.

Adding Fox Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fox Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fox Creek post office opened in 1886.

We also found Fox Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/