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 Fosterburg had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fosterburg, with the one closest to Fosterburg listed first.
- Dorsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- North Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prairietown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Bunker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Wanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Piasa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shipman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Carpenter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Poag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Fidelity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
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 Fosterburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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