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 Codes where Foxtrap was located: 662 & 471<4>
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)
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Scooba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Shuqualak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Geiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- McMullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
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 (so far) for Foxtrap was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foxtrap.
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> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Foxtrap area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Foxtrap area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |