Fox, Virginia

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Coordinates: 36°36′33″N081°17′36″W / 36.60917°N 81.29333°W / 36.60917; -81.29333 Coordinates: 36°36′33″N081°17′36″W / 36.60917°N 81.29333°W / 36.60917; -81.29333
Country United States
State Virginia
County Grayson
Elevation
2,592 ft (790 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24348
Area code(s) 540
GNIS feature ID1477339 [1]

Fox is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia, United States located at the intersection of U.S. Route 58 (Wilson Highway) and State Route 711 (Fox Creek Road and Maple Road). [1]

Fox has a cemetery, the Fox Union Cemetery, located on Fox Creek Road. [2]

Geography

Fox sits at an elevation of 2,592 feet (790 m) in rolling hills within the Appalachian Mountains near the Virginia-North Carolina border. [1] It is north of the New River and west of Fox Creek. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fox". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Fox Union Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Fox Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.