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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fox. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fox to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fox, please Contact Us.
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 Fox (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 Fox. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fox is historic, it would have been located within present day Sevier County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Fox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox:
- Sevier County (The home county of Fox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- East Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Sevierville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pittman Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Catlettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Henry Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kodak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Gatlinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rocky Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Seaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bailey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Cosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bybee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Rutledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lulaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Marshalls Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Washburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Beulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Bright Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Cedar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins County
- Bulls Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Dandridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Baneberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Flat Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alena ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Leadvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Peters Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Kimberlin Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lyonton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Wooddale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Mascot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Skaggston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Moshina Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Shooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Luttrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Jackson County (NC)
- Paint Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox, see our County-by-County Page for Fox.
Cemeteries Near Fox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox.
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 Fox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Fair Garden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- LaFollette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aileys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parrotts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (763 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.
Fox itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox, with the one closest to Fox listed first.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Sandy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- East Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Jones Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Dandridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sevierville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Catlettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox.
Newspapers Published in Fox ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fox:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |