Welcome to Foxcroft ...

Foxcroft is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foxcroft, 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.

Foxcroft is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Foxcroft lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Foxcroft ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Foxcroft, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Foxcroft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Foxcroft - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina (2) and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Foxcroft ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Lansdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phoenixville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Yeadon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <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 Foxcroft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foxcroft.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foxcroft ...

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

Adding Foxcroft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foxcroft.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/