RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Bossier Parish >> FostersIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Louisiana

The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana





Welcome to Fosters ...

Fosters is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fosters, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Fosters is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fosters: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Fosters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fosters - they are located in Alabama, Maine, Michigan (2), Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fosters ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bossier City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Haughton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
    • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
  • Blanchard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
  • Greenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Doyline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Belcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bodcau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodcau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosters ...

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

Adding Fosters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fosters 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 Fosters was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosters.

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

The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fosters - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Fosters area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Fosters area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025