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Fox, Minnesota

Coordinates: 48°50′20″N 95°53′56″W / 48.83889°N 95.89889°W / 48.83889; -95.89889
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Fox
Fox is located in Minnesota
Fox
Fox
Location of the community of Fox
within Ross Township, Roseau County
Fox is located in the United States
Fox
Fox
Fox (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°50′20″N 95°53′56″W / 48.83889°N 95.89889°W / 48.83889; -95.89889
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRoseau County
TownshipRoss Township
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56751 and 56714
Area code218
GNIS feature ID643856[1]

Fox is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located west of Roseau at the junction of State Highway 11 (MN 11) and State Highway 89 (MN 89).

Highway 308 (MN 308) is also in the immediate area. Nearby places include Roseau, Badger, Pinecreek, and Ross.

Fox had a post office between 1891 and 1937.[2] The community was named for the foxes native to the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fox, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Roseau County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 471.