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.
- Rileysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rileysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Gessie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Fountain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
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- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Vermillion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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- Newell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Layton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Marshfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Warren County
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
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- Grape Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Coal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - West Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Vandercook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandercook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Tilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Veedersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
- Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <3>
- Stone Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <3>
- Hillery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Cates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Aylesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylesworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Aylesworth is located in Fountain County
- Snider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |