Welcome to Fox ...

Fox is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Fox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Fox is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fox: (662)

Communities Also Named Fox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Fox - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Michigan (4), Minnesota, 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.

• Grenada
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
  • Grenada lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northwest of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,105 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grenada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada<5>
• Winona
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Winona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona<5>
• Duck Hill
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
  • Duck Hill lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Duck Hill
• Vaiden
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Vaiden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden<5>
• Kilmichael
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
  • Kilmichael lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kilmichael
• North Carrollton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
  • North Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the west of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Carrollton
• Carrollton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the west of Fox.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Carrollton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton<5>
• Sweatman
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
  • Sweatman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northeast of Fox.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sweatman
• Elliott
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Elliott lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Fox.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Elliott
• Jefferson
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northwest of Fox.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Jefferson

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 that we've found for Fox was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Fox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/