Welcome to Foxtown ...
Foxtown is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foxtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Foxtown is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Foxtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Foxtown: 606
Communities Also Named Foxtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Foxtown - they are located in Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foxtown.
Communities near Foxtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foxtown.
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irvine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beattyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
- Beattyville is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <3>
- McKee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Annville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
- Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
- Ravenna is located in Estill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <3>
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
- Booneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Owsley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
- Sandgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandgap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Kerby Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerby Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kerby Knob
- From Foxtown to Kerby Knob
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 Foxtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foxtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foxtown. 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 Foxtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxtown. See our Newspapers Page for Foxtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foxtown ...
Looking for more information about Foxtown? 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 Foxtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foxtown.
Adding Foxtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foxtown 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 Foxtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Foxtown post office opened in 1890.
We also found Foxtown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foxtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foxtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |