Welcome to Foster ...

Foster is located in Big Horn County<1>.

The location of Foster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Foster is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Foster is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Foster lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Foster: (406)

Communities Also Named Foster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Foster: This one is located in Big Horn County and the other is located in Yellowstone County.

Beyond Montana, 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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Hardin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Custer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <4>
• Bighorn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
  • Bighorn is located in Treasure County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bighorn <4>
• Pompeys Pillar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompeys Pillar
  • Pompeys Pillar is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompeys Pillar <4>
• Crow Agency
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Agency
  • Crow Agency is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crow Agency <4>
• Myers
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Myers is located in Treasure County
• Ballantine
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
  • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <4>
• Worden
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <4>
• Garryowen
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garryowen
  • Garryowen is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garryowen <4>
• Hysham
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hysham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hysham
  • Hysham is located in Treasure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hysham <4>

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 for Foster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Foster post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/