Welcome to Fosters Mills ...

Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fosters Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fosters Mills: Fosters Mls. (or less commonly used: Fosters Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fosters Mills for more information about variations on the name of Fosters Mills.

Fosters Mills is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Fosters Mills ...

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

• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Kittanning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Ford City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Leechburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Freeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Saxonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
  • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <4>
• West Leechburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
  • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
• West Kittanning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Chicora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <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 Fosters Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fosters Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fosters Mills. 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 Fosters Mills.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosters Mills ...

Looking for more information about Fosters Mills? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fosters Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fosters Mills.

Adding Fosters Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fosters Mills 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 Fosters Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosters Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/