La Fox, Illinois
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| La Fox, Illinois | |
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| — Unincorporated settlement — | |
 La Fox, Illinois
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| Coordinates: 41°53′11″N 88°24′32″W / 41.88639°N 88.40889°WCoordinates: 41°53′11″N 88°24′32″W / 41.88639°N 88.40889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 60147 |
| Area code(s) | 630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 411636[1] |
La Fox is an unincorporated community in Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois, USA. The community is located 4 miles west of Geneva and 5 miles east of Elburn. It serves as a station on Metra's Union Pacific/West Line.
[edit] History
La Fox was established about 1859 on the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company which was built through the area in 1854. The community was first named "Kane Station" but was renamed "La Fox" when the post office in present-day Geneva was moved to present-day La Fox.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Divine, Lois V. (editor) (1987). History of LaFox, Illinois.
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