Fox Island is an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, in the United States of America. It lies between Conanicut Island

Conanicut Island

Conanicut Island is the second largest island in Narragansett Bay, in the state of Rhode Island. It is connected on the east to Newport, Rhode Island, on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, and on the west to North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on the...

and North Kingstown just south of Wickford Village. The island is a part of the town of North Kingstown. The Native Americans called the island "Nanaquonset" (also "Nonequasset" or "Sonanoxet." Randall Holden and Samuel Gorton bought the island from the Indians in 1659. It is currently privately owned.