Welcome to Foster Brook ...

Foster Brook is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foster Brook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Foster Brook: Foster Brk.

Foster Brook is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Foster Brook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Foster Brook: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Foster Brook ...

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

Olean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Olean
- From Foster Brook to Olean
Salamanca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salamanca
- From Foster Brook to Salamanca
Allegany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
Smethport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smethport is located in McKean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
Portville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
Mount Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Jewett
- From Foster Brook to Mount Jewett
Eldred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eldred is located in McKean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eldred
- From Foster Brook to Eldred
Lewis Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis Run is located in McKean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
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Limestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Limestone
- From Foster Brook to Limestone
Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrisburg
- From Foster Brook to Harrisburg

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 Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foster Brook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foster Brook. 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 Brook.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foster Brook ...

Looking for more information about Foster Brook? 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 Brook, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Foster Brook.

Adding Foster Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foster Brook 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 Brook was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foster Brook.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Foster Brook - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Foster Brook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Foster Brook 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.