Welcome to Fox ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Fox is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fox is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fox: 541 & 458<3>

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, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

John Day
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Day
- John Day is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for John Day <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to John Day
- From Fox to John Day
Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Vernon
- From Fox to Mount Vernon
Long Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Creek
- From Fox to Long Creek
Monument
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Monument is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monument
- From Fox to Monument
Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hamilton
- From Fox to Hamilton
Galena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Galena
- From Fox to Galena
Ritter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Ritter is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ritter
- From Fox to Ritter
Susanville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
- Susanville is located in Grant County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Susanville
- From Fox to Susanville
Canyon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canyon City
- From Fox to Canyon City
Dayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 we've found for Fox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fox post office opened in 1883.

We also found Fox in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Fox area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Fox area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	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.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/