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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fox Landing. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fox Landing.<1>

Our sources for Fox Landing (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Fox Landing other than they indicate that Fox Landing would be found somewhere in Des Moines County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1892 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Fox Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Fox Landing.

Within Iowa, the name Fox Landing is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Fox Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Tyler County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fox Landing [Tyler County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fox Landing ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fox Landing:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Des Moines County.