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Nearest Communities to Foster,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Foster, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Foster:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Foster is located in Pierce County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Stanton & Wayne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 44 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Foster. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Pierce County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Foster (which is Pierce County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Foster

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pierce County   (where Foster resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.pierce.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Pierce
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Breslau
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
        • Breslau is located in Pierce County
      • Osmond
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
      • Pierce
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
        • Pierce is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
      • McLean
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wee Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
        • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
      • Hadar
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Randolph ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Randolph
        • West Randolph is located in Pierce County
  • Antelope County
    • County Website:   www.co.antelope.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Antelope:   Neligh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Brunswick
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
        • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
      • Oakdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Neligh
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
      • Clearwater
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
        • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
      • Elgin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Elgin is located in Antelope County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
      • Orchard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Boone County
  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Magnet
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Magnet is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <3>
      • Randolph
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Cedar County
      • Coleridge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
        • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <3>
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   www.co.knox.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Midland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Midland is located in Knox County
      • Wausa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
        • Wausa is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <3>
      • Creighton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
        • Creighton is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <3>
      • Bazile Mills
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazile Mills
        • Bazile Mills is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Bloomfield
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Winnetoon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Center is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>
      • Verdigre
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
        • Sparta is located in Knox County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   www.co.madison.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Meadow Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
        • Meadow Grove is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Grove <3>
      • Tilden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
        • Tilden is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <3>
      • Battle Creek
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Norfolk
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Warnerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville
        • Warnerville is located in Madison County
      • Emerick
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick
        • Emerick is located in Madison County
      • Fairview ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Madison County
      • Enola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
        • Enola is located in Madison County
      • Kalamazoo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalamazoo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
        • Kalamazoo is located in Madison County
  • Stanton County
  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   www.county.waynene.org/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Wayne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Foster   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Foster.
      • Sholes
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
        • Sholes is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Hoskins
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carroll
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
        • Carroll is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <3>
      • Winside
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Foster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2739, Longitude: -97.6646    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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