Welcome to Fox Ridge ...

Fox Ridge is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Fox Ridge: Fox Rdg. (or less commonly used: Fox Rdge. or Fox Ridg.)

Fox Ridge is 2,870 feet [875 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fox Ridge is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fox Ridge lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Fox Ridge (for example, toward Dupree), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Fox Ridge: 605

Communities Also Named Fox Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fox Ridge - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fox Ridge ...

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

• Opal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
• Cedar Canyon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
• Mud Butte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <3>
• Red Owl
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Owl
  • Red Owl is located in Meade County
• Faith
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Faith is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <3>
• Zeona
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeona
  • Zeona is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeona <3>
• Marcus
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <3>
• Enning
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
  • Enning is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <3>
• White Owl
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl
  • White Owl is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Owl <3>
• Union Center
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Union Center is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox Ridge ...

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

Adding Fox Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox Ridge 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 for Fox Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fox Ridge post office opened in 1911.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/