Welcome to Fosterdale ...

Fosterdale is located in Sullivan County<1>.

The location of Fosterdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fosterdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Fosterdale is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fosterdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fosterdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fosterdale.

• Monticello
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Honesdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
• Hawley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Bethany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Cochecton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochecton
  • Cochecton is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochecton <4>
• Hortonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • Hortonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hortonville <4>
• Damascus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
• Callicoon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicoon
  • Callicoon is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callicoon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fosterdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fosterdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fosterdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fosterdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosterdale. See our Newspapers Page for Fosterdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosterdale ...

Looking for more information about Fosterdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fosterdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fosterdale.

Adding Fosterdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fosterdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fosterdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fosterdale post office opened in 1831.

We also found Fosterdale in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosterdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fosterdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/