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Introduction ...

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 Crossing (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 Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Fox Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fox Crossing: Fox Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winnebago County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Outagamie, Waupaca & Waushara.

Below are the counties that are near Fox Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Crossing:

  • Winnebago County     (The home county of Fox Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • Menasha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Neenah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adella Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
    • Medina Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Allenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Winneconne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Oshkosh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Harbor Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reighmoor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zittau
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stony Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Orihula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • Sniderville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sniderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
      • Sniderville is located in Brown County
    • Wrightstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Askeaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Greenleaf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hobart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Oneida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
    • Morrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Brown County
    • Wayside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • De Pere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ashwaubenon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • Kaukauna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sherwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
    • Harrison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Dundas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Forest Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Quinney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Fox Crossing to Brant
    • Brothertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brillion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
      • Brillion is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
  • Fond du Lac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • Calumetville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garnet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Linden Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
      • Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Johnsburg
      • From Fox Crossing to Johnsburg
    • Minawa Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Malone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malone
      • From Fox Crossing to Malone
    • Eldorado
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • North Fond du Lac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
      • North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
    • Peebles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peebles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
      • Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peebles
      • From Fox Crossing to Peebles
    • Calvary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Fox Crossing to Calvary
    • Mount Calvary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
      • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Green Lake County
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Manitowoc County
  • Outagamie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • Appleton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
    • Medina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medina
      • From Fox Crossing to Medina
    • Kimberly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Apple Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Combined Locks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Little Chute
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hortonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiocton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Black Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Chicago Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • Briarton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briarton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Briarton
      • From Fox Crossing to Briarton
    • Rose Lawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Lawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Lawn
      • From Fox Crossing to Rose Lawn
    • Laney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laney
      • From Fox Crossing to Laney
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.
    • New London
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Fremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gills Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ostrander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyauwega
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyauwega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Clintonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Waupaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupaca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Waushara County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Crossing.

Cemeteries Near Fox Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Crossing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Fox Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Crossing, with the one closest to Fox Crossing listed first.

  • Neenah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Menasha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
    • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
  • Appleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
  • Larsen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larsen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen
    • Larsen is located in Winnebago County
  • Snells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells
    • Snells is located in Winnebago County
  • Medina Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Medina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Outagamie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Medina
    • From Fox Crossing to Medina
  • Darboy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darboy
    • Darboy is located in Calumet County
  • Kimberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Apple Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mackville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Fox Crossing ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Crossing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Crossing:

The official website for Fox Crossing: www.foxcrossingwi.gov/

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fox Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2288, Longitude: -88.4958    









 

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