Fox, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Fox is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States, on U.S. Route 395 south of Long Creek.
Fox is named after Fox Creek, a tributary of the North Fork John Day River.[1] The creek was named for an incident involving a fox that occurred during a hunting or prospecting trip in pioneer times.[1] Fox post office was established circa 1883[1] discontinued in 2002, and formerly had a ZIP code of 97831.[2] Fox is now served by the Long Creek post office (ZIP code 97845).[3]
Fox was the birthplace of noted artist Morris Graves.[4]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fox has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
References
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Post Offices by County: Grant County, Oregon
- ^ United States Postal Service ZIP code lookup
- ^ Ament, Deloris Tarzan: Graves, Morris (1910-2001)HistoryLink.org essay5205; http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5205 retvd 6 24 15
- ^ Climate Summary for Fox, Oregon
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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Canyon City
- Canyon City
- Dayville
- Granite
- Greenhorn‡
- John Day
- Long Creek
- Monument
- Mount Vernon
- Prairie City
- Seneca
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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44°38′56″N 119°08′39″W / 44.648764°N 119.144136°W / 44.648764; -119.144136
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