Fox, Oregon
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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44°38′56″N 119°08′39″W / 44.648764°N 119.144136°W
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