Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in Warren County<1>.

Foster was established in 1893.

Foster is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Foster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Foster is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Foster: (765)

Communities Also Named Foster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Foster - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foster.

Communities near Foster ...

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

• 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
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Attica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
• Georgetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• 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.<4> 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>
• 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.<4> 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
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
• 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.<4> 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
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• 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.<4> 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>
• Catlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <3>
• Williamsport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
• Oakwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <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 Foster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster ...

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

Adding Foster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foster 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Foster post office opened in 1883.

We also found Foster in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov