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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Foster had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Foster had a population of 111 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Foster, with the one closest to Foster listed first.
- Rucker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- New Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sprague
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Cornland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Virginia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Athol is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Amoret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rich Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Trading Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trading Post is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
- Pleasanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carbon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Passaic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Boicourt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
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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