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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 in 1895, Foster had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington is located in Adams County
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  • Natchez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stanton is located in Adams County
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  • Vidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
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  • Bullitt Bayou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
  • Cannonsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
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  • Gibson Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
  • Taconey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Taconey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
  • Jeannette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Stampley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stampley is located in Jefferson County
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  • Sycamore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
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  • Morville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morville is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
  • Kingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kingston is located in Adams County
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  • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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  • Waterproof
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Orange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
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  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Goldman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Goldman is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
  • Roxie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Apple
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • McNair
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • McNair is located in Jefferson County
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  • Fayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
  • Highland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
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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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