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Welcome to Foxcroft ...

Foxcroft is primarily located in Lake County<1>. A portion of Foxcroft extends into DuPage County.

Foxcroft is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Foxcroft: 847 & 224<3>

Communities Also Named Foxcroft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Foxcroft - they are located in Georgia, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Foxcroft ...

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

  • Elgin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waukegan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Palatine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Skokie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Foxcroft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foxcroft.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foxcroft ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foxcroft - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Foxcroft area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Foxcroft area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.