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History · Fox

Fox’s post office opened in 1894

Most of Fox was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Below: maps from 1901 on.

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How Fox began

When was Fox founded?

1894

The Fox post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 92132 years
Founding year: the first Fox post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Fox’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fox are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1986. Watch Fox change.
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Fox on the map, 1901 to 1986

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

Fox on the 1901 USGS mapFox on the 1969 USGS mapFox on the 1986 USGS map1901Ardmore sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Fox, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fox yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carter County in southern Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fox had a population of 92. The post office was established January 25, 1894. It is named for Frank M. Fox of the Chickasaw Nation. Robert L. Lynn, the president from 1975 to 1997 of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana, graduated in 1949 from Fox High School.

Its first post office opened in 1894.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Fox

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Ron HowardAmerican film director, producer, and actor · b. 1954
Rue McClanahanAmerican actress and comedian · b. 1934
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Jeane KirkpatrickAmerican diplomat and Presidential advisor · b. 1926
Joseph GlascoAmerican abstract expressionist painter, drafts… · b. 1925
Tommy FranksUnited States Army general · b. 1945
Hoyt AxtonAmerican musician · b. 1938

Questions about Fox’s history

What year was Fox founded?

The Fox post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.