Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Foster had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Foster, with the one closest to Foster listed first.
- Brompton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brompton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Selection
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
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- Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Albia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxon is located in Monroe County
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- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
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- Iconium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
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- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
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- Munterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
- Tyrone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Monroe County
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- Hagerty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagerty is located in Monroe County
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- Frederic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
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- Hiteman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hiteman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiteman
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
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- Walnut City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Forbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Bidwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Davis County
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- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
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- Mystic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ormanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Foster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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