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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fostoria (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fostoria. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fostoria is located in Tuscola County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tuscola County: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw & Sanilac.

Below are the counties that are near Fostoria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fostoria:

  • Tuscola County     (The home county of Fostoria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Mayville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Juniata
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Millington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vassar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahjamega
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahjamega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Watrousville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
    • Tuscola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Tuscola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Caro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <1>
    • Wilmot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County
    • Denmark Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
      • Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
    • Richville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay County
    • Munger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Bay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munger <1>
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Otisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <1>
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Genesee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <1>
    • Davison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
      • Davison is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <1>
    • Mount Morris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
    • Farrandville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandville
      • Farrandville is located in Genesee County
    • Beecher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
      • Beecher is located in Genesee County
    • Burton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <1>
    • Atlas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Goodrich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Huron County
    • Bach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
      • Bach is located in Huron County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otter Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <1>
    • Columbiaville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiaville
      • Columbiaville is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiaville <1>
    • Silverwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <1>
    • North Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clifford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Kings Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Lapeer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <1>
    • Burnside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Lum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Hunters Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Attica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <1>
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Thomas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Ortonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Perry Lake Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Lake Heights
      • Perry Lake Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Leonard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Frankenmuth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Blumfield Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
      • Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Reese
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <1>
    • Birch Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Taymouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
      • Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Burt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
    • Crow Island ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
      • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Capac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
      • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <1>
    • Yale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.
    • Marlette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Decker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
    • Juhl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Valley Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Snover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Elmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Peck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Speaker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Watertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Sandusky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <1>
    • Argyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fostoria, see our County-by-County Page for Fostoria.

Newspapers Published in Fostoria ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fostoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fostoria, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fostoria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fostoria:

Cemeteries Near Fostoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fostoria.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fostoria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.

  • Watertown Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Deerfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Deerfield Cemetery
  • Otter Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
  • Hollenbeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollenbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollenbeck Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Fremont Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Westlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Cemetery
  • St. Agatha Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
  • North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch - Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch - Burlington Cemetery
  • West Burlington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Burlington Cemetery
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • West Dayton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pineview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pineview Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239654 <4>
    • Millington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fostoria had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fostoria, with the one closest to Fostoria listed first.

  • Otter Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
    • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <1>
  • Mayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Columbiaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiaville
    • Columbiaville is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiaville <1>
  • Juniata
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
    • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
  • Millington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Otisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Otisville is located in Genesee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <1>
  • North Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Five Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Clifford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • East Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
    • East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
  • Kings Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
  • Rogersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vassar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahjamega
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahjamega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Lapeer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fostoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fostoria.

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

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fostoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fostoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2534, Longitude: -83.3719       In this case, the coordinates for Fostoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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>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 Fostoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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