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Welcome to Fox ...

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.

Fox would have been located within present day Sevier County<2>.

The location of Fox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fox is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fox was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Fox once stood is in the (865) area code.

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, Oregon, 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.

  • Kodak
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    • Kodak lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the west of Fox.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kodak
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak<6>
  • Clevenger
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    • Clevenger lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northeast of Fox.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clevenger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Clevenger
  • Cook Mill
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    • Cook Mill lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Fox.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cook Mill
  • Sevierville
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    • Sevierville lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Fox.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sevierville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville<6>
  • Dyers Ferry
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Dyers Ferry lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the north of Fox.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dyers Ferry
  • Jefferson City
  • Oakland
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    • Oakland lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the north of Fox.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakland
  • Newport
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    • Newport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the east of Fox.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport<6>
  • Pigeon Forge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
    • Pigeon Forge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the southwest of Fox.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pigeon Forge
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge<6>
  • Harrisburg
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    • Harrisburg lies 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the southwest of Fox.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Harrisburg

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.

Adding Fox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention that we've found for Fox was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

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

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Fox.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9093, Longitude: -83.3957       In this case, the coordinates for Fox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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