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Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Foster is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Foster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Foster: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Foster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Foster - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foster.

Communities near Foster ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foster.

  • Natchez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <4>
  • Ferriday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
  • Fayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Ridgecrest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Roxie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Foster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foster. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foster.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foster. See our Newspapers Page for Foster.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster ...

Looking for more information about Foster? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Foster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foster.

Adding Foster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foster in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Foster was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Foster area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Foster area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.