Welcome to Foster Pond ...
So far, we found very little information about Foster Pond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foster Pond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foster Pond, please Contact Us.
Foster Pond would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster Pond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Foster Pond is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Foster Pond was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Foster Pond once stood is in the (618) area code.
Communities near Foster Pond ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foster Pond.
- Belleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
- Cahokia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <4>
- Festus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Festus is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
- Crestwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
- Sunset Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Shrewsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Pevely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
- Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <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 Pond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster Pond.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foster Pond. 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 Pond.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foster Pond. See our Newspapers Page for Foster Pond.
Adding Foster Pond to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Foster Pond 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 Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Foster Pond post office opened in 1875.
We also found Foster Pond in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster Pond.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foster Pond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |