Welcome to Foxport ...
Although we found mention of Foxport during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Foxport was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Foxport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foxport, please Contact Us.
The location of Foxport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foxport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Foxport is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Foxport might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Foxport would be found within the (606) area code.
Communities near Foxport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foxport.
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
- Flemingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
- Vanceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Ewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Dalesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Foxport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foxport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foxport. 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 Foxport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxport. See our Newspapers Page for Foxport.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foxport ...
Looking for more information about Foxport? 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 Foxport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foxport.
Adding Foxport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foxport 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 Foxport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foxport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Foxport and then turned east". While Foxport could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Foxport as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Foxport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foxport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |