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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Foxtown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Foxtown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Foxtown is located in Monroe County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Foxtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foxtown:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Foxtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Benwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Benwood is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
    • Laings
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Laings is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
    • Antioch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Antioch is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Plainview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Plainview is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Mount Carrick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Fly is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
    • Coats
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Coats is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Edwina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Edwina is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
    • Woodsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Graysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Graysville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Clarington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarington is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Ozark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ozark is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Belmont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Captina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Captina is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
    • Armstrongs Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
    • Powhatan Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hunter is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Vadis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vadis is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Jacobsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
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    • Barnesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bethesda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Loomis is located in Belmont County
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    • Anvil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Anvil is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
  • Guernsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Quaker City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Salesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Fairview has also been known as:
      • Fairview village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Gibson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gibson is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Senecaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Harriettsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Harriettsville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
    • Summerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Fulda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fulda is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
    • Batesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Batesville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Whigville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Whigville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
    • Mount Ephraim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
    • Mud Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mud Run is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Ashton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ashton is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Dexter City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Dexter City is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Kennonsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
    • South Olive
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Olive is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
    • Crooked Tree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
    • Sarahsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sarahsville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Matamoras
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Matamoras is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Grandview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Grandview is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Muskingum ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Muskingum is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
    • Ward ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ward is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Dalzell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dalzell is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
    • Deucher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Deucher is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
    • Steel Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Steel Run is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
    • Wade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wade is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Gasville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gasville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
    • Elba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Elba is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Lower Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lower Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Warner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Warner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
    • Macksburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Doddridge County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Duckworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
    • Roberts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • West Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avondale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avondale is located in Doddridge County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Smithburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithburg is located in Doddridge County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Marshall County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Kent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Rosbys Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
    • Adaline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
    • Kausooth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Kausooth is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
    • Glen Easton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moundsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bannen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bannen is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
    • Glen Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Loudenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
    • Knoxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Cameron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
    • Limestone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Pleasants County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Algeria ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
    • Sugar Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
    • DeLong
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
    • Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Saint Marys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adlai
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Schultz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
    • Willow Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
    • Horseneck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
  • Ritchie County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • League
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
    • Pennsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ellenboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Toll Gate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
    • Hannahdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
  • Tyler County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • Paden City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sistersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Friendly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Adonis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
    • Sandusky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Middlebourne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Iuka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Meadville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Atwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Blue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
    • McKim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
    • Plum Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
    • Big Moses
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
  • Wetzel County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
    • New Martinsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Proctor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Minnie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
    • Childs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Bebee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
    • Pine Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Barker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
    • Ross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Uniontown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Anthem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
    • Bane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bane is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
    • Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
  • Wood County (WV)
    • Williamstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foxtown, see our County-by-County Page for Foxtown.

Cemeteries Near Foxtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foxtown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Foxtown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foxtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.

  • West Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lentz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Haythorn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Otts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Laings Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (642 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Foxtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foxtown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Foxtown, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.

  • Benwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Benwood is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
  • Alexis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexis is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
  • Dairy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dairy is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
  • Antioch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Antioch is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Morton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Morton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Laings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Laings is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
  • Trail Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trail Run is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run
  • Greenbrier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
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  • Wittens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wittens is located in Monroe County
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  • Goodwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goodwin is located in Monroe County
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  • Round Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Bottom is located in Monroe County
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  • Altitude
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Altitude is located in Monroe County
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    • Mount Carrick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
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    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak is located in Monroe County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foxtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foxtown.

Newspapers Published in Foxtown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foxtown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foxtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Foxtown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Foxtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foxtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.