Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Foster came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Foster in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Foster. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Foster data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Foster:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Shell Oil Road Map for Missouri (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Foster is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Foster in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Foster for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Foster. See our Misc Page for Foster for more information.