Fox River, Wisconsin

Community in Wisconsin, United States
42°33′25″N 88°11′04″W / 42.55694°N 88.18444°W / 42.55694; -88.18444CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyKenoshaVillageSalem LakesElevation
761 ft (232 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code262GNIS feature ID1565230[1]

Fox River (also Foxriver) is a community located in the village of Salem Lakes, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Fox River was established in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.[2] The community was named from its location on the Fox River.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Fox River, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Kenosha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
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