Fox, Montana

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Fox, Montana
Fox is located in Montana
Fox
Fox
Coordinates: 45°16′36″N 109°13′01″W / 45.27667°N 109.21694°W / 45.27667; -109.21694Coordinates: 45°16′36″N 109°13′01″W / 45.27667°N 109.21694°W / 45.27667; -109.21694
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyCarbon
Elevation
5,031 ft (1,533 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • TotalN/A
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59070
Area code(s)406
GNIS feature ID771584[2]

Fox is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It was named for Dr. J.M. Fox, first manager of the Rocky Fork Coal Company and the Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railroad.

At one time, Fox had two grain elevators and was the largest grain shipping point in Carbon County.[citation needed] Finnish immigrant miners settled here, and as late as 1920 their children still spoke Finnish at home and on the playground, and English only in the classroom.

Fox was an important stop on the Northern Pacific Railway to Red Lodge.

Fox has a post office with a ZIP code 59070.[4] It lies on U.S. Route 212, southwest of Roberts and northeast of Red Lodge.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fox, Montana
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ US-212 Reconstruction, Rockvale to Laurel, Carbon and Yellowstone Counties: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Federal Highway Administration. 2009. pp. 8–12. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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