Welcome to Fox River Shores ...

Fox River Shores is located in McHenry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fox River Shores: Fox Riv. Shrs.

Fox River Shores is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fox River Shores lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fox River Shores ...

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

• Elgin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
• Arlington Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <3>
• Schaumburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <3>
• Palatine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <3>
• Mount Prospect
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <3>
• Hoffman Estates
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <3>
• Bartlett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
• Buffalo Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <3>
• Crystal Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <3>
• Wheeling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheeling is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <3>

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 River Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox River Shores.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fox River Shores. 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 River Shores.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox River Shores ...

Looking for more information about Fox River Shores? 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 River Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fox River Shores.