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Nearest Communities to Foster,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Foster, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Foster:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Foster is located in Siskiyou County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Siskiyou County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, Trinity, Jackson (OR), Josephine (OR) & Klamath (OR).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 43 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Foster. Of these communities, 20 are located in counties other than Siskiyou County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Foster (which is Siskiyou County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Foster

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Siskiyou County   (where Foster resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Siskiyou:   Yreka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Callahan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sawyers Bar
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bestville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestville
        • Bestville is located in Siskiyou County
      • Cecilville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
        • Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
      • Summerville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
        • Summerville is located in Siskiyou County
      • Etna
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
        • Etna is located in Siskiyou County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <3>
      • Deacon Lee Place
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon Lee Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Lee Place
        • Deacon Lee Place is located in Siskiyou County
      • Cheeseville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
        • Cheeseville is located in Siskiyou County
      • Forks of Salmon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Houston ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
        • Houston is located in Siskiyou County
      • Gilta ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilta
        • Gilta is located in Siskiyou County
      • Greenview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Mugginsville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugginsville
          • Mugginsville is located in Siskiyou County
        • Oro Fino
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oro Fino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Fino
          • Oro Fino is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jack Harveys Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Harveys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Harveys Crossing
          • Jack Harveys Crossing is located in Siskiyou County
        • Quartz Valley Rancheria
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz Valley Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Valley Rancheria
          • Quartz Valley Rancheria is located in Siskiyou County
        • Fort Jones
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Somes Bar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Hooperville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooperville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooperville
          • Hooperville is located in Siskiyou County
        • Gazelle
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Metcalf ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
          • Metcalf is located in Siskiyou County
        • Deetz
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deetz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deetz
          • Deetz is located in Siskiyou County
        • Edgewood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
          • Edgewood is located in Siskiyou County
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   www.co.humboldt.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Eureka
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Kworatem ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kworatem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kworatem
        • Kworatem is located in Humboldt County
      • Lockharts ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockharts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockharts
        • Lockharts is located in Humboldt County
      • Orleans
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Panamenik ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panamenik have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panamenik
        • Panamenik is located in Humboldt County
  • Trinity County
    • County Website:   www.trinitycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Trinity:   Weaverville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Coffee
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
        • Coffee is located in Trinity County
      • Coffee Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
        • Coffee Creek is located in Trinity County
      • Carrville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
        • Carrville is located in Trinity County
      • Stringtown ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Trinity County
      • Trinity Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Globe Mill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mill
        • Globe Mill is located in Trinity County
      • Dedrick ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrick
        • Dedrick is located in Trinity County
      • Trinity Alps
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Alps have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Alps
        • Trinity Alps is located in Trinity County
      • Cedar Stock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Stock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Stock
        • Cedar Stock is located in Trinity County
      • Estrellita
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estrellita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrellita
        • Estrellita is located in Trinity County
      • Pinewood Cove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cove
        • Pinewood Cove is located in Trinity County
      • Ridgeville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
        • Ridgeville is located in Trinity County
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        • Bragdon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragdon
          • Bragdon is located in Trinity County
        • Minersville ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
          • Minersville is located in Trinity County
        • Waldorf Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf Crossing
          • Waldorf Crossing is located in Trinity County
        • Denny ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
          • Denny is located in Trinity County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2538, Longitude: -122.9589       In this case, the coordinates for Foster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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