Fox River, Wisconsin

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Fox River, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 42°33′25″N88°11′04″W / 42.55694°N 88.18444°W / 42.55694; -88.18444 Coordinates: 42°33′25″N88°11′04″W / 42.55694°N 88.18444°W / 42.55694; -88.18444
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Kenosha
Village Salem Lakes
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 262
GNIS feature ID1565230 [1]

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

Salem Lakes, Wisconsin Village in Wisconsin, United States

Salem Lakes, formerly the town of Salem and the village of Silver Lake, is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. The village was created by municipal merger on February 14, 2017. In 2018 the population of the new village was an estimated 14,809. The communities of Benet Lake, Camp Lake, Fox River, Lake Shangrila, Salem, Salem Oaks, Silver Lake, Trevor, Voltz Lake, and Wilmot are wholly or partially located in the village.

Kenosha County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Kenosha County is a county in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its population in 2018 was estimated to be 169,290, making it the eighth most populous county in Wisconsin. The county is named after the county seat, Kenosha, the fourth largest city in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin U.S. state in the United States

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.

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]

Fox River (Illinois River tributary) tributary of the Illinois River

The Fox River is a 202-mile-long (325 km) tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. There are two other "Fox Rivers" in southern Illinois: the Fox River and a smaller "Fox River" that joins the Wabash River near New Harmony, Indiana.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Fox River, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Kenosha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 March 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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