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History · Foxhome Township

39% of Foxhome Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Foxhome Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Foxhome Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 266 in 1920; 126 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Foxhome Township’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Foxhome Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Foxhome Township, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 266

Peaked at 266 in 1920; 126 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Foxhome Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Foxhome Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Foxhome Township.

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A post office called Foxhome has been in operation since 1896. The city was named for Robert A. Fox, a local real estate agent.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Foxhome Township on the map, 1951 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Foxhome Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Foxhome Township on the 1951 USGS mapFoxhome Township on the 1981 USGS map1951Campbell sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Foxhome Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Knapp Personal Use AirportairportSchool Number 54schoolSchool Number 62school
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Foxhome Township
FoxhomeVukku Church

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Bradford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSunnyside TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOrwell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFoxhomeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.