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Welcome to Fox River Valley Gardens ...

The village of Fox River Valley Gardens is primarily located in Lake County<1>. A portion of Fox River Valley Gardens extends into McHenry County.

A typical abbreviation for Fox River Valley Gardens: Fox Riv. Vly. Gdns. (or less commonly used: Fox Riv. Vly. Gardns., Fox Riv. Vly. Grdens. or Fox Riv. Vly. Grdns.)

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

Area Codes for Fox River Valley Gardens: 847 & 224<2>

Communities near Fox River Valley Gardens ...

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

  • Elgin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Palatine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Prospect
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wheeling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox River Valley Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Fox River Valley Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Fox River Valley Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.