Welcome to Fosterburg ...

Fosterburg is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fosterburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fosterburg is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Fosterburg ...

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

• Florissant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Granite City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <3>
• Alton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• Edwardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
• Ferguson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
• Godfrey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <3>
• Glen Carbon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <3>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
• Bellefontaine Neighbors
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
• Wood River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosterburg ...

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

Adding Fosterburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fosterburg 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 (so far) for Fosterburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosterburg.