Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in Mathews County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Foster is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Foster: (804)

Communities Also Named Foster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Foster - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foster.

Communities near Foster ...

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

• Kilmarnock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Urbanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• North
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Ruff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Ruff is located in Mathews County
• Beaverlett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
  • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
• Diggs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggs
  • Diggs is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diggs <4>
• Amburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
  • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
• Hartfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <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 Foster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster ...

Looking for more information about Foster? 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 Foster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Foster.

Adding Foster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foster 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 Foster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Foster post office opened in 1892.

We also found Foster on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/