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Welcome to Fox ...

Fox is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Fox is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Fox is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fox: 906

Communities Also Named Fox ...

While we believe that this Fox is located in Menominee County, we know of another 3 Michigan communities named Fox. Those communities are located in the following counties: Houghton, Kalamazoo and Kent County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 33 communities that are also named Fox - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fox ...

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

  • Stephenson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Powers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Daggett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arthur Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
  • Nadeau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
  • Bark River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ford River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ford River is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Harris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Indiantown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox ...

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

Adding Fox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox 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 (so far) for Fox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fox post office opened in 1902. The Fox post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fox - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/