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>
While we didn't find Foster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foster listed first.
- Corona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beardsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Stone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Marvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Johnson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Goodwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- South Shore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Strandburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- LaBolt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albee is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Nassau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chokio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Bellingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Correll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
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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