Welcome to Fox Valley ...

Fox Valley is located in Linn County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fox Valley: Fox Vly. (or less commonly used: Fox Vally. or Fox Vlly.)

Fox Valley is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fox Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fox Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fox Valley - they are located in Illinois, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Fox Valley ...

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

• Stayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Stayton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <4>
• Aumsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <4>
• Sublimity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
  • Sublimity is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <4>
• Mill City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
  • Mill City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
• Lyons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Scio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
  • Scio is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <4>
• Gates
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <4>
• Detroit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Jordan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Linn County
• Silver Falls City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
  • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox Valley ...

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

Adding Fox Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox Valley 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 for Fox Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/