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)
- Gessie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Marshfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Coal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- West Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Vandercook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Tilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Veedersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Aylesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Snider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
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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