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Welcome to Foster Crossroad ...

Foster Crossroad is located in Randolph County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Foster Crossroad: Foster Xrd.

Foster Crossroad is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Foster Crossroad lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Foster Crossroad (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Foster Crossroad ...

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

  • Heflin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowdon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
    • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <3>
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Wedowee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ephesus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
    • Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Ranburne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Yates Crossroads
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
    • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
  • Edwardsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Woodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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 Crossroad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster Crossroad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster Crossroad ...

Looking for more information about Foster Crossroad? 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 Foster Crossroad, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foster Crossroad.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foster Crossroad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.