Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Fostoria in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fostoria. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
- Bragg's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Farmersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Collirene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Mount Willing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Willing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Mount Willing is located in Lowndes County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Gordonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Dawson's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Minter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Hill Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Station
- Pleasant Hill Station is located in Dallas County
- Carlowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- McBrydes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Kings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Polk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Manningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham
- Manningham is located in Butler County
- Forest Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <3>
- Hayneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Hayneville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayneville <3>
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Allenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Fort Deposit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <3>
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fostoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |