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>
While we didn't find Foster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foster listed first.
- Nowrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nowrytown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowrytown
- Avonmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elders Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elders Ridge is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ridge
- Olivet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Tunnelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnelton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Spring Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saltsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Plain is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Plain
- Bow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Nihil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- South Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Apollo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paulton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulton
- Girty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Girty is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girty
- Vandergrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Congruity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- New Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dime
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dime is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime
- Parkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Cochrans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |