Welcome to Fox Downs ...
Fox Downs is located in Goochland County<1>.
Fox Downs is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fox Downs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fox Downs: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Fox Downs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fox Downs.
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vontay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Goochland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maidens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Hylas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Michaux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
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 Downs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox Downs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fox Downs. 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 Downs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Downs. See our Newspapers Page for Fox Downs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox Downs ...
Looking for more information about Fox Downs? 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 Downs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fox Downs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fox Downs - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Fox Downs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Fox Downs 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. |