La Fox, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Blackberry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60119. It stands on Johnsons Mound Run. The Survey maps it on the Elburn quadrangle.
On record in La Fox
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Potter and Barker Grain Elevatorlisted 2016
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1932 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Elburn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Elburn quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,749 words on this townshipHistory of Kane County, Ill., published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Blackberry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Blackberry Township - 1,749 words.
Fires near this place
8 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of La Fox between 2013 and 2014, burning about 34 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-615 |
| 1 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-0548 |
| 28 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-536 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-343 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-345 |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-332 |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2013-294 |
| 10 November 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2013-1070 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of La Fox: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mound Pit, Site #5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elburn Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Elburn Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highland Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Fox in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Fox | - | Trees were reported down and blocking the road at Keslinger and Harley Roads near La Fox. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Fox | - | Corn was flattened near Main St just west of Bunker Rd southeast of Elburn. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Fox | - | A corridor of significant tree damage occurred on the far west side of St. Charles where trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous tree limbs were blown down, roughly between Campton Hills Road and Route 38. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Fox | - | Utility poles were blown down near Loretta Drive. Numerous trees were blown down into roadways. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Fox | - | A seven inch diameter river birch tree was snapped along Shannon Boulevard. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Fox | - | Winds to 65 mph were measured with an anemometer. A tree was blown down on Beith Road. |
| June 2025 | Hail | La Fox | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillonfield | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Appaloosa West | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Native Prairie | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sunset Villa | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Still Meadows | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Campton Pines | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Happy Hills | 2.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411636. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






