Nearest Communities to Foster,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Foster, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Foster:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Foster.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Foster is located in Big Stone County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Big Stone County: Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Grant (SD) & Roberts (SD).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Foster. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Big Stone County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Foster (which is Big Stone County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Foster
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Big Stone County (where Foster resides)
- County Website: https://bigstonecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Big Stone: Ortonville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foster ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
- Bonanza Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Yankeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Lagoona Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lagoona Beach is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagoona Beach
- 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 Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Ortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Artichoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
- 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
- Lac qui Parle County
- County Website: https://lqpco.com/
- County Seat for Lac qui Parle: Madison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foster ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
- Rosen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosen is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosen
- Nassau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Stevens County
- County Website: https://www.co.stevens.mn.us/
- County Seat for Stevens: Morris
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foster ...
- Chokio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
- County Seat for Traverse: Wheaton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foster ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
- 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
- Collis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Dakomin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dakomin is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakomin
- 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
- Wheaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Codington County
- Grant County
- County Website: https://grantcounty.sd.gov/
- County Seat for Grant: Milbank (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foster ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
- Milbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Stone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm
(22 miles [35.4 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
- LaBolt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Strandburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Revillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roberts County
- County Website: https://robertscosd.gov/
- County Seat for Roberts: Sisseton (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foster ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
- Hartford Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Linden Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linden Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- South Dakota Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Shady Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Hiawatha Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Madsen Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madsen Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen Beach
- Schmidt Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schmidt Landing is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Landing
- Corona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peever Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Peever
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
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- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Diamond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Rudebusch Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rudebusch Corner is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudebusch Corner
- Sisseton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ortley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Valley View Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View Estates is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Estates
- Long Hollow Housing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
- Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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