Welcome to Fox River ...

Fox River is located in Kenosha County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fox River, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Fox River: Fox Riv.

Fox River is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fox River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fox River: (262)

Communities Also Named Fox River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fox River - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.

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

Communities near Fox River ...

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

• Kenosha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
• Gurnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <4>
• McHenry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Round Lake Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
• Zion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <4>
• Pleasant Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
  • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
• Grayslake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
  • Grayslake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <4>
• Round Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Round Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
• Salem Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
  • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Former names for Salem Lakes:
  • Salem
  • Silver Lake

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fox River. 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 River.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox River ...

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

Adding Fox River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fox River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fox River post office opened in 1866.

We also found Fox River in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/

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