Welcome to Fosters Canal ...

Fosters Canal is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

Fosters Canal is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Fosters Canal: 504

Communities near Fosters Canal ...

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

• Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
• Pointe a la Hache
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pointe a la Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe a la Hache
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe a la Hache <3>
• Port Sulphur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <3>
• West Pointe A La Hache
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Pointe A La Hache is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pointe A La Hache
• Woodland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
• Daisy ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Nairn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
• Empire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
• Myrtle Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
• Monsecour
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosters Canal ...

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

Adding Fosters Canal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fosters Canal 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 Fosters Canal was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosters Canal.