Welcome to Foxtrap ...
So far, we found very little information about Foxtrap. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foxtrap to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foxtrap, please Contact Us.
Foxtrap would have been located within present day Noxubee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foxtrap, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Foxtrap is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Foxtrap was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Foxtrap was located: 662
Communities Also Named Foxtrap ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Foxtrap - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foxtrap.
Communities near Foxtrap ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foxtrap.
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Aliceville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliceville <4>
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <4>
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Scooba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <4>
- Pickensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Shuqualak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Geiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - McMullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Foxtrap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foxtrap.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foxtrap. 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 Foxtrap.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxtrap. See our Newspapers Page for Foxtrap.
Adding Foxtrap to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foxtrap in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Foxtrap was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foxtrap.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foxtrap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foxtrap - 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> | 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> | 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. |